School Specialty Publishing Recalls Children's Science Kits for Thermal Burn Hazard
What was recalled
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.
Hazard
The battery case in the science kit can overheat, posing a thermal burn hazard.
Injuries
School Specialty has received one report of the battery case overheating, which resulted in a young boy receiving minor burns to his fingers.
Made in
South Africa
Where it was sold
- 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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