The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·88077·Announced 1988-09-21

Kmart Recalls School Days Scissors Desk Set Due to Laceration Hazard

Kmart is recalling approximately 48,000 School Days Scissors Desk Sets because the included razor blade cutting knife poses a serious laceration hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 source text explicitly states the product poses a 'serious laceration hazard' to young children, but no injuries or illnesses are reported in the text. This aligns with the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

K Mart Corporation of Troy, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling approximately 48,000 School Days Scissors Desk Sets. The recall was initiated because the set includes a razor blade cutting knife that may pose a serious laceration hazard to young children.

The sets were sold for less than $1 at K Mart stores during July 1988. Each set included scissors, a pencil sharpener, and a razor blade cutting knife, and was labeled "School Days Scissors Desk Set."

Consumers should remove the scissors set from young children and return it to the nearest K Mart store for a refund of the purchase price.

The recalled product

Product
School Days Scissors Desk Set
Manufacturer
Kmart
Category
Consumer Product — Stationery
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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