Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Price Stern Sloan Inc. is recalling more than 34,000 Exploring Nature Funstation science activity kits due to a poisoning hazard. The kits, which were sold nationwide from March through August 1996 for approximately $13 to $22 at warehouse clubs, bookstores, and chain stores, contain a compass that may leak fluid containing kerosene. The compass poses a hazard to young children if they ingest or inhale the kerosene, and the company received one report of a 16-month-old child who vomited after ingesting fluid from the compass, although the kits were intended for children 8 and older.
According to the recall notice, the company is out of business. Consumers who have these kits should take them away from children immediately and discard or destroy the products.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Poisoning
Nature Science Kit Recalled by Price Stern Sloan NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Firm is out of business. Do not use these products. Please discard or destroy these products. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nychelle White Originally issued November 26, 1996; Revised July 10, 2001 (301) 504-7063 Release # 97-030 CPSC, Price Stern Sloan Announce Exploring Nature Science Activity Kit Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Price Stern Sloan Inc. of Los Angeles is voluntarily recalling more than 34,000 Exploring Nature Funstation science activity book kits. The kit is packaged with a compass that may leak fluid containing kerosene. The compass can be hazardous to young children if they ingest the kerosene or inhale it into their lungs. Price Stern Sloan Inc. has received one report of a 16-month-old child who vomited after ingesting fluid from the compass. The kit is intended for children 8 and older. The Exploring Nature Funstation (ISBN # 08431-3942-0) contains a book with a number of science projects and items to perform the science projects including a compass, magnifying glass, petri dish, crayons, a tweezers, test tube, a thermometer, and stickers. Warehouse clubs, bookstores, chain stores, and whole salers sold the kits nationwide from March 1996 through August 1996 for about $13 to $22. Consumers should take these recalled kits away from children immediately. The firm is out of business. Please discard or destroy these products.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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