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CPSC, Pace Products Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Soap Making Kits

U.S. CPSCBurnsMicrobiologicalJan 9, 2003
Recalled "Soap Making for Kids" children's soap making kit
Recalled "Soap Making for Kids" children's soap making kit
Recalled "Soap Making for Kids" children's soap making kit
Recalled "Soap Making for Kids" children's soap making kit

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

The soap may get too hot when heated in the microwave oven and leak from the tray mold posing a burn hazard to children.

Remedy

Consumers should take these soap kits away from children immediately and contact Pace Products to receive instructions on returning the soap kits for a refund.

Incidents & injuries

CPSC has received three reports of burn injuries from the heated soap, including a 6-year-old girl who received burns to her hand.

Product description

The soap kits were sold under the name “Soap Making for Kids." The kits include a plastic mold tray, three bars of glycerine, string and an instruction book. "SCHOLASTIC INC." and "Made in U.S.A." are printed on the back of the soap kit box.

Sold on

Scholastic Book Clubs and Book Fairs sold the recalled soap kits at schools nationwide, from March 2000 through November 2002, and bookstores sold the recalled soap kits, from March 1998 through November 2002, for about $8.

Contact the company

Consumers may contact Pace Products at (800) 541-7670 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also can visit the firm's website at www.paceplace.com

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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