Easy-Bake Ovens
CPSC Recall #07-245 — July 18, 2007
Product
Easy-Bake Ovens
Description
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Easy-Bake, a division of Hasbro, Inc., of Pawtucket, R.I, is voluntarily recalling about 1 million Easy-Bake Ovens. Young children can insert their hands into the oven's front opening, and get their hands or fingers caught, posing entrapment and burn hazards.Name of Product: Easy-Bake OvensUnits: About 1 millionManufacturer: Easy-Bake, a division of Hasbro, Inc., of Pawtucket, RIHazard: Young children can insert their hands into the oven's front opening, and get their hands or fingers caught, posing entrapment and burn hazards.Incidents/Injuries: Since the repair program announced in February, Easy-Bake has received 249 reports of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, including 77 reports of burns, 16 of which were reported as second and third-degree burns. Easy-Bake also received one report of a serious burn that required a partial finger amputation to a 5-year-old girl.Description: The Easy-Bake Oven is a purple and pink plastic oven that resembles a kitchen range with four burners on top and a front-loading oven. "Easy Bake" is printed on the front of the oven. Model number 65805 and "Hasbro" are stamped into the plastic on the back of the oven. This recall includes all units with the retrofit kit. The Easy-Bake Oven is an electric toy and is not recommended for children under eight years of age. Ovens sold before May 2006 are not included in this recall.Sold at: Toys "R" Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys and other retailers nationwide from May 2006 through July 2007 for about $25.Manufactured in: ChinaRemedy: Caregivers should immediately take the recalled Easy-Bake Oven away from children, and call Easy-Bake for instructions on how to return the toy oven for a voucher towards the purchase of another Hasbro product.Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Easy-Bake at (800) 601-8418 anytime, or visit the firm's website at www.easybake.com.
Hazard
Young children can insert their hands into the oven's front opening, and get their hands or fingers caught, posing entrapment and burn hazards.
Incidents / Injuries
Since the repair program announced in February, Easy-Bake has received 249 reports of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, including 77 reports of burns, 16 of which were reported as second and third-degree burns. Easy-Bake also received one report of a serious burn that required a partial finger amputation to a 5-year-old girl.
Remedy
Caregivers should immediately take the recalled Easy-Bake Oven away from children, and call Easy-Bake for instructions on how to return the toy oven for a voucher towards the purchase of another Hasbro product.
Units Affected
About 1 million
Sold At
Toys "R" Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys and other retailers nationwide from May 2006 through July 2007 for about $25.
Manufacturer
Easy-Bake, a division of Hasbro, Inc., of Pawtucket, RI
Manufactured In
China