Product Recall Number: 18-159
Why was Creatology® pottery wheel kits recalled?
The battery compartment in the pottery wheel kit can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 18-159
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-05-17
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Creatology® pottery wheel kits
Description: This recall involves pottery wheel kits sold under the Michaels private brand Creatology®. The 16-piece kit includes a battery operated pottery wheel, 2 bags of clay, 4 molding tools, 6 paints, 2 paint brushes, and a sponge. The recalled pottery wheel kits are blue and have SKU number 078859 and one of the following UPC codes printed on the barcode on the back of the box. SKU Number UPC codes 078859 0400100663462, 0042409006603, 0042409006702, 0042409006757, 0069545670017, 0886946767692
Hazard Description: The battery compartment in the pottery wheel kit can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 263,000
Incidents: The firm has received one report of overheating, and one report of a fire in the battery compartment in the pottery wheel kits. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled pottery wheel kits away from children, stop using them and return them to any Michaels store for a full refund.
Sold At: Exclusively at Michaels stores nationwide and online at www.michaels.com from August 2011 through February 2018 for about $25.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Michaels Stores Procurement Co. Inc. (MSPCI), a subsidiary of The Michaels Companies Inc., of Irving, Texas
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed