Safety regulator, Rose Art Announce Recall of Children's Soap Making Kit
Recall 02121 · Mar 14, 2002 · Rose Art Industries Inc.
124,000
units affected
124,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 02121
- Date
- Mar 14, 2002
- Company
- Rose Art Industries Inc.
- Units affected
- 124,000
- Product
- Soap Making Kit
- Product type
- Arts & Crafts
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The soap making kit is sold in a cardboard box with model number 4054 or a plastic case with model number 4121 on the packaging. The model number is located on the upper right hand corner on the front of the packaging. Each kit includes bars of soap, molds, and a plastic cup to melt soap chunks.
What can happen
The soap may get too hot when heated in the microwave oven and leak from the plastic container, posing a burn hazard to children.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these kits immediately and contact Rose Art for information on how to receive a full refund and an additional Rose Art product item at no charge.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Sold at
- Toy and discount stores, including Toys R Us, Wal Mart, Kaybee Toys, Target and Value City, sold these kits nationwide, between August 1997 and December 2001, for about $10.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled soap making kit?
Consumers should stop using these kits immediately and contact Rose Art for information on how to receive a full refund and an additional Rose Art product item at no charge.
What is the hazard?
The soap may get too hot when heated in the microwave oven and leak from the plastic container, 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.