The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·95049·Announced 1994-12-20

Just Toys Recalls Quick N' Easy Micro-Bake Cake Sets for Fire Hazard

Just Toys is recalling about 168,000 Quick N' Easy Micro-Bake Cake Sets for Kids due to a potential fire hazard. The sets may overheat, burn, or melt in microwave ovens.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with reported property damage to microwave ovens and a reported burn injury to an adult, meeting the criteria for 'Severe' (significant injury/property-damage reports).

Plain-English summary

Just Toys Inc. of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 168,000 Quick N' Easy Micro-Bake Cake Sets for Kids. These are covered baking chambers designed for use in home microwave ovens, marketed for children ages eight and older. The sets include an enclosed, white plastic baking chamber that holds a small metal cake pan.

The recall is due to a potential fire hazard. Just Toys has received at least 175 complaints of the Micro-Bake overheating, burning, smoking, or melting inside the microwave oven while baking. In some cases, consumers reported damage to their microwave ovens. In one instance, an adult reported burning her hands while attempting to put out a fire and remove the Micro-Bake from the microwave.

The Micro-Bake sets were sold nationwide for about $20 in toy and discount stores beginning in August 1994. Just Toys modified the cake set beginning on Nov. 7, 1994, to prevent overheating and burning. Consumers should stop using the Micro-Bake immediately and call Paul Nawrocki at (212) 645-1515 x. 107 for help in identifying the recalled products and for exchange information. The company will exchange all Micro-Bake cake sets produced prior to Nov. 7, 1994, for a new one free of charge.

The recalled product

Product
Quick N' Easy Micro-Bake Cake Sets for Kids
Manufacturer
Just Toys
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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