Product Recall Number: 17-746
Why was Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits recalled?
The battery packs included in the Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 17-746
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2017-05-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits
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.
Hazard Description: The battery packs included in the Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 7,000 (in addition, 700 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: The firm has received seven reports of the battery packs overheating. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: 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.
Sold At: At www.littlepassports.com to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017 for between $18 and $21.
Importers: Little Passports Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
Manufacturers: Shenzhen Jiayuanwei Electronic Co. Ltd., of China
Distributors: Little Passports Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed