Popular children’s books featuring Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee face an urgent recall due to a serious choking risk. Parents and caregivers should immediately keep these items away from young children and return them for a full refund.
Safety Concerns Prompt Immediate Action
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a product recall alert for specific Ladybird titles printed between 2020 and 2021. Officials warn that the glitter varnish on the book covers can lift and flake off, creating small detachable parts. These pose a choking hazard, especially to children under 36 months who often explore objects by mouthing them.
“The products present a risk of choking as the glitter varnish finish on the cover can lift and flake off, creating small parts,” OPSS officials stated. “These small parts pose a choking hazard to children, particularly those under 36 months of age who have a natural tendency to explore objects by placing them in their mouths.” The books fail to meet the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
Ladybird Books Limited, part of Penguin, has withdrawn the affected titles. The publisher advises: “If you have a copy from any of the printings listed please take the book away from small children and return it to the retailer you bought it from for a full refund (there is no need to produce a receipt). No other printings of the titles included in this product recall or any other titles are affected by this issue.”
Affected Products List
Check the unique print number on the copyright page inside the book to confirm if yours is included:
- Peppa Pig: Peppa Meets Father Christmas
ISBN: 9780241321539
Unique print number: 009 - Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Night Before Christmas
ISBN: 9780241448625
Unique print numbers: 002 and 003 - Peppa Pig: Peppa Loves Easter
ISBN: 9780241476406
Unique print number: 002 - Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes to Hollywood
ISBN: 9780241476772
Unique print numbers: 002 and 003 - Hey Duggee: Duggee and the Christmas Badge
ISBN: 9781405947350
Unique print number: 003
OPSS recommends storing these books out of reach of young children and returning them to the point of purchase for a full refund.
