CPSCRecalled Jul 10, 2001 · #01193
CPSC, Advantage Publishers Group Announce Recall to Replace Educational Kits
Hazard
The red painted numbers on the acetate stencil sheet included in the "Let's Start™" kit contain lead; and the gold paint bearing the words "Kasy's Extrafine" on the black pen included in the "Optical Illusions" kit has lead.
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Get started, freeDescription
The "Let's Start™" kit has a blue and red cover with a dog on the front, and contains an interactive book that uses exercises and activities to introduce children to numbers. The clear acetate stencil sheet is part of a packet of activity pieces, including a cleaning sponge, counting coins, a magic pen, and a counting frame. On the back of the kit, it reads in part, "This product is suitable for use only by children over 4 years of age." The "Optical Illusions" kit has a multi- colored cover with various geometric shapes, and reads in part, "Only for use by children over 8 years of age and under adult supervision." The black pen is included with an activity book and various shapes and images used to perform optical experiments.
Product details
- Product
- Let's Start™ Numbers and "Optical Illusions Lab" educational kits
- Type
- Educational Materials
- Manufacturer
- Advantage Publishers Group, of San Diego, Calif.
- Model numbers
- —
- UPCs
- —
- Sold at
- Retail stores, national book chains, wholesalers and distributors, and membership warehouse clubs nationwide sold the educational kits, from February 1999 through May 2001, for between $13 and $20.
What you should do
Consumers should immediately remove the stencil sheets and pens from the activity kits and discard them. Customers should call Advantage Publishers Group to order a replacement piece.