Product Recall Number: 19-731
Why was Little Experimenter children’s globes recalled?
The globe’s internal wires can short out and overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 19-731
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2019-03-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Little Experimenter children’s globes
Description: This recall involves children’s Little Experimenter 3-in-1 World globes. The globes show the countries in different colors, the oceans in blue and black text for each country, capitals, deserts and ocean names. They have an orange base with two white buttons that light up the globe and display a projection of stars and constellations in color-changing motion. Little Experimenter is printed on the base of the Globe. Date Code 102018-107 is printed on a sticker on the battery compartment cover and on the product packaging right below the UPC or barcode.
Hazard Description: The globe’s internal wires can short out and overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 3,000
Incidents: Bulk Unlimited has received two reports of the globe overheating with one igniting. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take away the recalled globes from children, stop using them and contact Bulk Unlimited to receive a free replacement globe. Bulk Unlimited is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Sold At: Online at Amazon, eBay and Littleexperimenter.com from October 2018 through January 2019 for about $30.
Importers: Bulk Unlimited Corp., of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed