Annie
02-06-2007, 02:21 PM
Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment and Burn Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately
take the recalled oven away from children under 8 years of age and
contact the firm for a retrofit with warning.
Name of product: Easy-Bake Ovens
Units: About 985,000
Manufacturer: Easy-Bake, a division of Hasbro, Inc., of Pawtucket, R.I.
Hazard: Young children can insert their hands into the oven's opening
and get their hands or fingers caught, posing an entrapment and burn
hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: Easy-Bake has received 29 reports of children
getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, including
five reports of burns.
Description: The Easy-Bake Oven is a purple and pink plastic oven that
resembles a kitchen range with four burners on top and a front-loading
oven. "Easy Bake" is printed on the front of the oven. Model number
65805 and "Hasbro" are stamped into the plastic on the back of the oven.
The Easy Bake Oven is an electric toy and is not recommended for
children under eight years of age. Ovens sold before May 2006 are not
included in this recall.
Sold at: Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys and other retailers
nationwide from May 2006 through February 2007 for about $25.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should contact Easy-Bake between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. ET 7 days a week to receive a free retrofit kit with consumer
warning. Caregivers should keep the Easy Bake Oven away from children
under eight years of age.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Easy-Bake at (800)
601-8418, or visit the firm's Web site at www.easybake.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product and table of models, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07096.html
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately
take the recalled oven away from children under 8 years of age and
contact the firm for a retrofit with warning.
Name of product: Easy-Bake Ovens
Units: About 985,000
Manufacturer: Easy-Bake, a division of Hasbro, Inc., of Pawtucket, R.I.
Hazard: Young children can insert their hands into the oven's opening
and get their hands or fingers caught, posing an entrapment and burn
hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: Easy-Bake has received 29 reports of children
getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, including
five reports of burns.
Description: The Easy-Bake Oven is a purple and pink plastic oven that
resembles a kitchen range with four burners on top and a front-loading
oven. "Easy Bake" is printed on the front of the oven. Model number
65805 and "Hasbro" are stamped into the plastic on the back of the oven.
The Easy Bake Oven is an electric toy and is not recommended for
children under eight years of age. Ovens sold before May 2006 are not
included in this recall.
Sold at: Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys and other retailers
nationwide from May 2006 through February 2007 for about $25.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should contact Easy-Bake between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. ET 7 days a week to receive a free retrofit kit with consumer
warning. Caregivers should keep the Easy Bake Oven away from children
under eight years of age.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Easy-Bake at (800)
601-8418, or visit the firm's Web site at www.easybake.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product and table of models, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07096.html