Little Passports · Recalled
Little Passports Recalls Science Kits Due to Burn Hazard (Recall Alert)
The battery packs included in the science kits can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 7,000 (in addition, 700 were sold in Canada)
- Reports
- 7
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $18–$21
- Remedy
- Replace
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves the Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits with "Make an Electromagnet" and "Aurora in a Box" experiments that use battery packs. The kits were sent to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017. The "Magnet Lab" experiment and comic book included in the Science Expeditions Northern Lights kit do not use battery packs and can still be used.
The file
- Sold at
- At www.littlepassports.com to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017 for between $18 and $21.
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Little Passports Inc., of San Francisco, Calif., Shenzhen Jiayuanwei Electronic Co. Ltd., of China
Incident log
The firm has received seven reports of the battery packs overheating. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the battery packs included in the kits and contact Little Passports for a Crystal Growing Kit replacement product or coupon for $12 off any kit in Little Passports' online store. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Little Passports toll-free at 866-991-4547 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.littlepassports.com and click on "Product Safety" for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
