Little Passports Recalls Science Kits Due to Battery Burn Hazard
Little Passports is recalling Science Expeditions Northern Lights kits because the included battery packs can overheat and cause burns. No injuries have been reported.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (burn hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Little Passports Inc. is recalling Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits due to a burn hazard. The recall involves kits that include "Make an Electromagnet" and "Aurora in a Box" experiments, which use battery packs. The "Magnet Lab" experiment and comic book included in the kits do not use battery packs and can still be used.
The battery packs included in the science kits can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers. The firm has received seven reports of the battery packs overheating, but no injuries have been reported. About 7,000 kits were sold in the United States, and an additional 700 were sold in Canada.
The kits were sold to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017 for between $18 and $21 via www.littlepassports.com. Consumers should immediately stop using the battery packs included in the kits and contact Little Passports for a Crystal Growing Kit replacement product or a coupon for $12 off any kit in Little Passports' online store. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
The recalled product
- Product
- Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 7,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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