No Starch Press books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 19, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 19, 2023the latest report was made
- Jan 19, 2023the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- No Starch Press
- Maker
- No Starch PressMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooksCPSC’s product type: Books, Magazines, Albums or Scrapbooks (code 4047), in Hobby: Reading
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jan 19, 2023, sent to the company Feb 9, 2023, published by CPSC Feb 24, 2023
The product, in the report: Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components, Hardcover Publisher: No Starch Press Dimensions: 8.31 x 0.91 x 10.35 inches “Printed in China”, “First printing” on the copyright page; printing numbers: 26 25 24 23 22 1 2 3 4 5 https://nostarch.com/open-circuits [REDACTED]
I believe there is an above-normal amount of formaldehyde being released by a hardcover book published by No Starch Press, “Open Circuits”. The copyright page says it is Printed in China. I believe it is being released from the very stiff hardcover material on the front. It might require a little bit of temperature cycling to get started, but it does not require much wait. I ordered this product from Amazon and received it from Book Depository.
My only instruments are my nose and lungs, so I could be wrong, but I have had formaldehyde exposure before from other objects. I know it causes significant lung irritation and a distinct cold sensation in my nose.
This is a modestly popular book and I believe tens of thousands were printed or will be printed. I would guess there are many other titles made by the same manufacturer in China, but I do not know who No Starch Press ordered them from.
If you would like, I can mail in for testing the covers stripped off of my book, and I can order you a new book as a fresher sample.
- UPC
- 9781718502345
- Bought from
- Book Depository
- Bought
- Dec 24, 2022
- Where
- Davis, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 33, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand No Starch Press, made or sold by No Starch Press
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.