About a million Easy-Bake Ovens have been recalled today, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Consumers urged to stop using products immediately.
“Young children can insert their hands into the oven’s front opening, and get their hands or fingers caught, posing entrapment and
burn hazards,” according to the CPSC.
Following an Easy-Bake Oven repair program announced in February 2007, Easy-Bake, a division of Hasbro, has received 249 reports of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven’s opening, including 77 reports of burns, 16 of which were reported as second and third-degree burns. Easy-Bake also received one report of a serious burn that required a partial finger amputation to a 5-year-old girl, according to the CPSC.
“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. This recall includes all units with the retrofit kit. 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.”
The toys, which were manufactured in China, sold for about $25 at Toys “R” Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys and other retailers nationwide from May 2006 through July 2007.
Caregivers should immediately take the recalled Easy-Bake Oven away from children, and call Easy-Bake for instructions on how to return
the toy oven for a voucher towards the purchase of another Hasbro product, according to the CPSC.
For additional information, contact Easy-Bake at (800) 601-8418 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.easybake.com
By Kris on 07/19/07 in Editor Picks, Featured, Recalls
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