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Burn / ScaldMarch 14, 2002CPSC #02121

CPSC, Rose Art Announce Recall of Children's Soap Making Kit

Product
Arts & Crafts
Units affected
124,000
Remedy
refund, repair

What was recalled

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.

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.

Injuries

CPSC and Rose Art have received 10 reports of children being burned by the hot soap, while removing the plastic container from the microwave oven.

Where it was sold

  • 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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Soap Making Kit
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