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CPSC, Advantage Publishers Group Announce Recall to Replace Educational Kits is CPSC recall #01193, announced on July 10, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: 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. The remedy is 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.. Affected brand: Advantage Publishers Group.
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.
Affected products
"Let's Start™ Numbers" and "Optical Illusions Lab" educational kits
Recalled brands
Advantage Publishers Group
Remedy
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.
Recall date
July 10, 2001
CPSC recall #01193 covers CPSC, Advantage Publishers Group Announce Recall to Replace Educational Kits, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on July 10, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: 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.
The CPSC remedy for recall #01193 is 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.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2001/CPSC-Advantage-Publishers-Group-Announce-Recall-to-Replace-Educational-Kits. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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