School Specialty Publishing Recalls Children's Science Kits for Thermal Burn Hazard
Recall 06240 · Aug 22, 2006 · School Specialty Publishing
43,000
units affected
43,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 06240
- Date
- Aug 22, 2006
- Company
- School Specialty Publishing
- Units affected
- 43,000
- Product
- Ideal and "Brighter Child" Brand Science Kits
- Product type
- Science Kits
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
This recall involves "Ideal" and "Brighter Child" brand science kits. Models included are "All About Electricity," "All About Magnets," "The Science Search Lab: Electricity," and "The Science Search Lab: Light." The kits were sold in brightly colored 11¾-inch by 12-inch boxes with a plastic window and door flap on the front.
What can happen
The battery case in the science kit can overheat, posing a thermal burn hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the science kits and return them to the place of purchase or School Specialty for a refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- School Specialty has received one report of the battery case overheating, which resulted in a young boy receiving minor burns to his fingers.
- Sold at
- Educational stores and bookstores nationwide, and the schoolspecialty.com Web site, from July 2004 through May 2006 for between $16 and $24.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled ideal and "brighter child" brand science kits?
Consumers should immediately stop using the science kits and return them to the place of purchase or School Specialty for a refund.
What is the hazard?
The battery case in the science kit can overheat, posing a thermal 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.