Little Passports Recalls Science Kits Due to Burn Hazard (Recall Alert)
Recall 17746 · May 12, 2017 · Little Passports
7,000
units affected
7,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 17746
- Date
- May 12, 2017
- Company
- Little Passports
- Units affected
- 7,000
- Product
- Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
This recall involves the Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits with "Make an Electromagnet" and "Aurora in a Box" experiments that use battery packs. The kits were sent to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017. The "Magnet Lab" experiment and comic book included in the Science Expeditions Northern Lights kit do not use battery packs and can still be used.
What can happen
The battery packs included in the science kits can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the battery packs included in the kits and contact Little Passports for a Crystal Growing Kit replacement product or coupon for $12 off any kit in Little Passports' online store. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received seven reports of the battery packs overheating. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- At www.littlepassports.com to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017 for between $18 and $21.
Related pages
Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled science expeditions northern lights science kits?
Consumers should immediately stop using the battery packs included in the kits and contact Little Passports for a Crystal Growing Kit replacement product or coupon for $12 off any kit in Little Passports' online store. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
What is the hazard?
The battery packs included in the science kits can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
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.