Child safety hazards are not restricted to no-name brands and knockoffs from Asia. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, two companies with familiar and respectable names have voluntarily recalled potentially hazardous products.

Disney Children’s Book Group, LLC, also known as Disney Press, of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 5,180 Zowie’s 123 children’s books. The books have a plastic abacus-like toy attached to the back cover that contains five plastic beads. The beads can separate from the cover, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Disney-Press has received one report of a 15-month-old boy who broke a bead from the book cover and placed it in his mouth. An adult removed the bead from the child’s mouth without injury.

The Zowie’s 123 book is a 12-page white board book that measures 6.5 inches by 6.5 inches. The book is based on the Rolie, Polie, Olie television series and depicts the Zowie character on its cover. The book can be identified with the ISBN code number 078683307-6, found on the back cover in the bottom corner.

Bookstores nationwide sold the books this January and early February for about $7. Parents should immediately take these books away from young children and return the books to Disney Press for a full refund and postage. Mail the books to Disney Press, Attn: Zowie 123, 114 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011 and use six first-class stamps per book. Be sure to include a return address and phone number. For additional information, contact Disney Children’s Book Group, LLC toll-free at (866) 203-8070 anytime.

OshKosh B’Gosh Inc. of Oshkosh, Wis., is voluntarily recalling about 21,800 OshKosh B’Gosh newborn girls’ garments. The fabric, heat-sealed flowers on the front of the garments can detach after washing, posing a choking hazard to young children.

OshKosh B’Gosh has received one report of a 6-month-old child who began to choke on one of the detached flowers that had separated from the garment. It was removed from the child’s throat without injury.

The recall includes two separate garments sold as sets. One is a lavender-colored velour jumpsuit with a floral-printed rib-knit top. The other is a lavender-colored French terry and velour top with printed rib-knit bottom. Only jumpsuits with style numbers 516-8240 and 516-8340 and top and bottom sets with style numbers 516-8241 and 516-8341 are included in the recall. Both garments include felt-fabric flowers on the front bodice. The jumpsuit has one large purple flower and two teal-colored leaves on the front. The top has one large purple flower and two small blue flowers on each side. A label sewn on the inside neck of the garments reads in part “Baby OshKosh B’Gosh” and “Made in Malaysia.” Both garments were sold in sizes 0-3, 3-6 and 6-9 months.

OshKosh B’Gosh and department stores nationwide sold these garments from August 2001 through December 2001 for about $38. Consumers should stop using these garments immediately and return them to OshKosh B’Gosh for a refund. Contact OshKosh B’Gosh at (800) 282-4674 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday for return instructions. Consumers can also visit the OshKosh B’Gosh Web site at www.oshkoshbgosh.com

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