Little Passports Science Kits recall: Burn Hazard (Recall Alert)
Little Passports Recalls Science Kits Due to Burn Hazard (Recall Alert)
Why was Little Passports Science Kits recalled?
The battery packs included in the science kits can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the battery packs included in the kits and contact Little Passports for a Crystal Growing Kit replacement product or coupon for $12 off any kit in Little Passports' online store. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly. Contact: Little Passports toll-free at 866-991-4547 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.littlepassports.com and click on "Product Safety" for more information.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits
- Company
- Shenzhen Jiayuanwei Electronic Co. Ltd., of China, Little Passports Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 7,000 (in addition, 700 were sold in Canada)
- Sold at
- At www.littlepassports.com to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017 for between $18 and $21.
- Recall date
- May 12, 2017
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received seven reports of the battery packs overheating. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves the Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits with "Make an Electromagnet" and "Aurora in a Box" experiments that use battery packs. The kits were sent to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017. The "Magnet Lab" experiment and comic book included in the Science Expeditions Northern Lights kit do not use battery packs and can still be used.