CPSC Recall in 2017: Studio Fun International Recalls Slap Bracelets Sold with Children’s Storybooks Due to Laceration Hazard

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 17-220

Date: September 07, 2017

Product Name: Bracelets sold with storybooks

Recall Description:

The recalled “slap bracelets” were included with "DreamWorks Trolls: It's Hug Time!" children's storybooks. The bracelet consists of an inner, flexible metal band wrapped in a purple fabric covering with a pink fabric flower.  The ISBN for the book is 978-0-7944-3840-1 and is printed on the back of the book.

Hazard Description:

The metal band can wear through the fabric covering of the slap bracelet, posing a laceration hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 79,000 (in addition, about 7,000 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

There have been five reports of the metal bands wearing through the fabric covering of the bracelet resulting in cuts to hands or fingers.

Sold At:

Book and other retail stores nationwide, book fairs and clubs, and online at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Walmart.com and other online retailers from September 2016 through August 2017 for about $13.  

Manufactured In:

China