CPSC, Curiosity Kits Inc. Announce Recall of Discovery Kids Pottery Wheel Kits Sold at Discovery Channel Stores

Recalled January 26, 2004 · CPSC recall 04533 · Curiosity Kits

Recalled Discovery Kids Imaginative Arts Pottery Wheel Kit

Hazard

The brown clay contained in the Pottery Wheel kits could contain excess levels of bacteria, posing a risk of illness to users.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using the pottery wheel kits and return the kits to any Discovery Channel store, or contact Discovery Channel stores' customer service, to receive a full refund or credit of the $39.95 purchase price or a replacement Pottery Wheel Kit and a $5 Discovery Channel store gift certificate.

Units

About 150

Incidents / injuries

None reported.

Description

Only pottery wheel kits sold during October 2003 with SKU #690974 printed on the white UPC price label attached to the back lower right hand corner of the box are included in this recall. Pottery Wheel Kits sold after October 2003 with different SKU #s are not included in this recall.

What to do

Contact

Contact Discovery Channel stores at (800) 373-7706 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at http://shopping.discovery.com

Product

Discovery Kids Imaginative Arts Pottery Wheel Kits

Manufacturer(s)

Curiosity Kits Inc., of Hunt Valley, Md.

Retailers

Discovery Channel stores and catalogs, and on http://shopping.discovery.com, during October 2003, for about $40.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →