Safety regulator, Pace Products Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Soap Making Kits
Recall 03067 · Jan 9, 2003 · Pace Products Inc.
145,000
units affected
145,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 03067
- Date
- Jan 9, 2003
- Company
- Pace Products Inc.
- Units affected
- 145,000
- Product
- Soap Making for Kids soap making kits
- Product type
- Arts & Crafts
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The soap kits were sold under the name “Soap Making for Kids." The kits include a plastic mold tray, three bars of glycerine, string and an instruction book. "SCHOLASTIC INC." and "Made in U.S.A." are printed on the back of the soap kit box.
What can happen
The soap may get too hot when heated in the microwave oven and leak from the tray mold posing a burn hazard to children.
The fix
Consumers should take these soap kits away from children immediately and contact Pace Products to receive instructions on returning the soap kits for a refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Sold at
- Scholastic Book Clubs and Book Fairs sold the recalled soap kits at schools nationwide, from March 2000 through November 2002, and bookstores sold the recalled soap kits, from March 1998 through November 2002, for about $8.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled soap making for kids soap making kits?
Consumers should take these soap kits away from children immediately and contact Pace Products to receive instructions on returning the soap kits for a refund.
What is the hazard?
The soap may get too hot when heated in the microwave oven and leak from the tray mold posing a burn hazard to children.
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.