Gel pens included with Icee Black notebooks and Icee Black notepads
CPSC Recall #00-169b — August 23, 2000
Product
Gel pens included with Icee Black notebooks and Icee Black notepads
Description
PRODUCT: Gel Pens - Colorbök, of Dexter, Mich., is recalling about 7,400 gel pens included with Icee Black notebooks and Icee Black notepads. The gel pens were sold in various colors, and have "Colorbök Gel" written on the clip of the pens. The notebooks that included these pens have turquoise, lime magenta or orange covers, and contain solid black notepaper. The notepads that included these pens also contain solid black notepaper in various shapes, including stars, hearts, butterflys, frogs and cats. Department, drug, grocery, and toy stores sold the notebooks and notepads with these pens from June 2000 through July 2000 for about $5. PROBLEM: Because these pens contain an extra spring, the end caps can shoot off with great force, posing a risk of eye and facial injuries. INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported. WHAT TO DO: Stop using these gel pens immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a replacement pen. For more information, call Colorbök toll-free at (800) 366-4660 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Hazard
Because these pens contain an extra spring, the end caps can shoot off with great force, posing a risk of eye and facial injuries.
Incidents / Injuries
None reported
Remedy
Stop using these gel pens immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a replacement pen.
Units Affected
About 7,400
Sold At
Department, drug, grocery, and toy stores sold the notebooks and notepads with these pens from June 2000 through July 2000 for about $5.