Soap Making Kit
CPSC Recall #02-121 — March 13, 2002
Product
Soap Making Kit
Description
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Rose Art Industries Inc., of Livingston, N.J., is voluntarily recalling about 124,400 Soap Making Kits. 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.
Incidents / 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.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using these kits immediately and contact Rose Art or visit the firm's web site at www.roseart.com for information on how to receive a full refund and an additional Rose Art product item at no charge.
Units Affected
124,000
Sold At
Toy and discount stores, including Toys R Us, Wal Mart, Kaybee Toys, Target and Value City, sold these kits nationwide between August 1997 through December 2001 for about $10.