Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment and Burn Hazards
Recall 07096 · Feb 6, 2007 · Easy-Bake, a division
985,000
units affected
985,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 07096
- Date
- Feb 6, 2007
- Company
- Easy-Bake, a division
- Units affected
- 985,000
- Product
- Easy-Bake Ovens
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The Easy-Bake Oven is a purple and pink plastic oven that resembles a kitchen range with four burners on top and a front-loading oven. "Easy Bake" is printed on the front of the oven. Model number 65805 and "Hasbro" are stamped into the plastic on the back of the oven. The Easy Bake Oven is an electric toy and is not recommended for children under eight years of age. Ovens sold before May 2006 are not included in this recall.
What can happen
Young children can insert their hands into the oven's opening and get their hands or fingers caught, posing an entrapment and burn hazard.
The fix
Consumers should contact Easy-Bake between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET 7 days a week to receive a free retrofit kit with consumer warning. Caregivers should keep the Easy Bake Oven away from children under eight years of age.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Easy-Bake has received 29 reports of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, including five reports of burns.
- Sold at
- Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys and other retailers nationwide from May 2006 through February 2007 for about $25.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled easy-bake ovens?
Consumers should contact Easy-Bake between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET 7 days a week to receive a free retrofit kit with consumer warning. Caregivers should keep the Easy Bake Oven away from children under eight years of age.
What is the hazard?
Young children can insert their hands into the oven's opening and get their hands or fingers caught, posing an entrapment and burn hazard.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.