Easy Bake Oven Recall

Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment and Burn Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately take the recalled oven away from children under 8 years of age and contact the firm for a retrofit with warning. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.)

Name of Product: Easy-Bake Ovens Units: About 985,000Manufacturer: Easy-Bake, a division of Hasbro, Inc., of Pawtucket, R.I.Hazard: Young children can insert their hands into the oven’s opening and get their hands or fingers caught, posing an entrapment and burn hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Easy-Bake has received 29 reports of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven’s opening, including five reports of burns.

Description: The Easy-Bake Oven is a purple and pink plastic oven that resembles a kitchen range with four burners on top and a front-loading oven. “Easy Bake” is printed on the front of the oven. Model number 65805 and “Hasbro” are stamped into the plastic on the back of the oven. The Easy Bake Oven is an electric toy and is not recommended for children under eight years of age. Ovens sold before May 2006 are not included in this recall.

Sold at: Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys and other retailers nationwide from May 2006 through February 2007 for about $25. Manufactured in: ChinaRemedy: Consumers should contact Easy-Bake anytime to receive a free retrofit kit with consumer warning. Caregivers should keep the Easy Bake Oven away from children under eight years of age.

Customer Contact: For additional information, contact Easy-Bake at (800) 601-8418, or visit the firm’s Web site at http://www.easybake.com/. Residents of Mexico please dial 01-800-712-6225.