Miniverse Make It Mini Sets with Liquid Resins
CPSC Recall #24-281 — June 25, 2024
Recall Summary
| Recall Number | 24-281 |
| Recall Date | June 25, 2024 |
| Remedy Type | Refund, Replace |
| Units Affected | About 21 million (In addition, about 1 million in Canada) |
| Importer | MGA Entertainment, of Chatsworth, California |
| Manufactured In | China |
Where It Was Sold
| Target |
| Walmart |
| Family Dollar |
| Dollar General |
| ALDI |
| Hobby Lobby and other stores nationwide |
| and online at Amazon.com |
| shop.mgae.com |
| Target.com |
| Walmart.com and other sites from October 2022 through June 2024 for between $7 and $13 for sphere sets sold individually. Sets were also sold in a box for about $14 to $52 |
| depending on the model. |
Product
Miniverse Make It Mini Sets with Liquid Resins
Description
This recall involves Miniverse Make It Mini Sets with unused liquid resins. These sets include “Make It Mini Appliances,” all models and series of “Make It Mini Food,” and “Make It Mini Lifestyle.”Most sets consist of a sphere which contains the materials required to assemble the intended miniature imitation “appliance,” “food,” or “lifestyle” items. The resin packaging in each set may imitate food items such as a peanut butter jar, maple syrup, milk container, etc. and the resins when hardened imitate food. The sphere consists of a disposable wrapper bearing “MGA’s Miniverse” on a yellow burst background and “Make It Appliances,” or “Make It Mini Food,” in bright pink or “Make It Mini Lifestyle” in salmon pink. The wrapper contains information related to the manufacturer’s identity and country-specific information in different languages. The sets packaged in spheres could also be sold as bundles with multiple units. The “Kitchen”, “Multipack”, “All You Can Eat”, “Ice Cream Social”, and “Pizza Party” sets come in dedicated boxes with similar labeling without spheres. The item number and the UPC code are printed on the back side of the wrapper.ITEM #PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONUPC BAR CODE426028MGA's Mini Verse PIZZA PARTY035051426028589938MGA's Miniverse Food/Diner PDQ035051589938426011MGA's Miniverse Make It ICE CREAM035051426011587200MGA's Miniverse-Food Series Cafe PDQ035051587200120339MGA's Miniverse-Make It All You Can Eat035051120339504153MGA's Miniverse-Make It Mini Halloween 3pk035051504153593768MGA's Miniverse-Make It Mini Hllwn PDQ035051591768504221MGA's Miniverse-Make It Mini Holiday 3pk035051504221593782MGA's Miniverse-Make It Mini Holiday PDQ035051593782591832MGA's Miniverse-Make It Mini Kitchen035051591832591849MGA's Miniverse-Make It Mini: Multi Pack035051591849594918MGA's Miniverse-Make/Mini Fds Cfe 2pk 2A035051594918505600MGA's Miniverse-Mini Appliances PDQ035051505600516507MGA's Miniverse-Mini Birdfeeders035051516507505631MGA's Miniverse-Mini Breakfast Shop035051505631593904MGA's Miniverse-Mini Diner Sp/Easter 3pk035051593904505471MGA's Miniverse-Mini Diner Sp/Easter PDQ035051505471593720MGA's Miniverse-Mini Diner Vl Day 3pk035051593720505457MGA's Miniverse-Mini Diner Vl Day PDQ035051505457505662MGA's Miniverse-Mini Dinner Pack035051505662505419MGA's Miniverse-Mini Food Diner S3A PDQ035051505419591818MGA's Miniverse-Mini Foods Café S2A PDQ035051591818505396MGA's Miniverse-Mini Foods Cafe S3A PDQ035051505396591825MGA's Miniverse-Mini Foods Diner S2A PDQ035051591825591856MGA's Miniverse-Mini Home S1A PDQ035051591856505648MGA's Miniverse-Mini Ice Cream Shop053505505648505372MGA's Miniverse-Mini Lf Home S1A PDQ035051505372505686MGA's Miniverse-Mini Movie Theater S Pk035051505686505693MGA's Miniverse-Mini Pastry Shop035051505693505655MGA's Miniverse-Mini Sweets Shop035051505655505372MGA's Miniverse-Mini Lf Home S1B PDQ035051923749505372MGA's Miniverse-Mini Lf Home S1A PDQ035051923459505396MGA's Miniverse-Mini Food Cafe S3B PDQ035051923510505396MGA's Miniverse-Mini Foods Cafe S3A PDQ035051923428505419MGA's Miniverse-Mini Food Dnr S3B PDQ035051923527505419MGA's Miniverse-Mini Food Diner S3A PDQ035051923435505600MGA's Miniverse-Mini Appliances PDQ035051923442591832MGA's Miniverse-Make It Mini Kitchen035051923503
Hazard
The recalled Make It Mini sets contain resins that, when liquid, can cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation or sensitization when inhaled, touched, or ingested by children or adults. The resins contain acrylates (hydroxyethylmethacrylate “HEMA” and isobornyl acrylate “IBOA”) in amounts prohibited in children’s products by the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. After the resins cure, they no longer present this hazard.
Incidents & Injuries
MGA has received 26 reports of incidents with this product from children and adults, including reports of skin burns and irritation, and respiratory irritation, with one report that a consumer’s asthma was triggered.
Remedy Instructions
Consumers should immediately stop using any units with unused resins and contact MGA to receive a pre-paid label to return either: (a) the entire product, including the unused resin, if the product has not been opened, or (b) the unused resins and a photograph of the product, if the product has been opened. Consumers will receive a full refund or replacement product, at the consumer’s choice.
What Should You Do?
Stop using this product immediately. Contact the manufacturer for a Refund, Replace at no charge. If you experienced an injury, report it at SaferProducts.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Follow the consumer action instructions in the recall notice above. Most recalls require you to stop using the product and contact the manufacturer directly — either by calling the toll-free number listed in the official CPSC notice or by visiting the manufacturer's website. You generally do not need a receipt or original packaging to claim a remedy. The manufacturer is legally required to provide the remedy (Refund, Replace) at no cost to you.
Yes. If you were injured by a defective consumer product — whether recalled or not — you may have grounds for a product liability claim against the manufacturer and potentially the retailer. A recall notice can serve as evidence that the manufacturer was aware of the defect. Injuries that may support a claim include burns, lacerations, fractures, electric shock, choking incidents, and chemical exposure. Most product liability attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless you win. Consult an attorney promptly, as statutes of limitation vary by state.
In most cases, no. CPSC-coordinated recall remedies are designed to be accessible without proof of purchase. Manufacturers typically ask consumers to self-certify ownership and may ask for photos of the product or its serial number. Some manufacturers request that you mail in a portion of the product (such as a cut cord or removed component) as proof of disposal. Check the specific remedy instructions for this recall for exact requirements. If you registered your product at the time of purchase, the process is usually even simpler.
If the original manufacturer has gone out of business, the recall remedy may no longer be available through them. In this case, contact CPSC directly at 1-800-638-2772 or cpsc.gov for guidance. If the brand was acquired by another company, the acquiring company may have assumed recall obligations. In some cases where a remedy is unavailable, CPSC advises consumers to safely dispose of the product. If you were injured by the product of a defunct company, consult a product liability attorney — parent companies, distributors, and retailers may still bear liability in some circumstances.