CPSC Recall in 2006: School Specialty Publishing Recalls Children's Science Kits for Thermal Burn Hazard

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 06-240

Date: August 21, 2006

Product Name: "Ideal" and "Brighter Child" Brand Science Kits

Recall Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), School Specialty Publishing, of Columbus, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling about 43,000 "Ideal" and "Brighter Child" Brand Science Kits. The battery case in the science kit can overheat, posing a thermal burn hazard.Name of Product: "Ideal" and "Brighter Child" Brand Science KitsUnits: About 43,000Distributor: School Specialty Publishing, of Columbus, OhioHazard: The battery case in the science kit can overheat, posing a thermal burn hazard.Incidents/Injuries: School Specialty has received one report of the battery case overheating, which resulted in a young boy receiving minor burns to his fingers.Description and Models: This recall involves Ideal and Brighter Child-brand science kits. Models included are "All About Electricity," "All About Magnets," "The Science Search Lab: Electricity," and "The Science Search Lab: Light." The kits were sold in brightly colored 11 3/4-inch by 12-inch boxes with a plastic window and door flap on the front.Sold at: Educational stores and bookstores nationwide, and the schoolspecialty.com Web site, from July 2004 through May 2006 for between $16 and $24.Manufactured In: South AfricaRemedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the science kits and return them to the place of purchase or School Specialty for a refund.Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers can contact School Specialty toll-free at (800) 253-5469 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.schoolspecialtypublishing.com.

Hazard Description:

The battery case in the science kit can overheat, posing a thermal burn hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 43,000

Incidents:

School Specialty has received one report of the battery case overheating, which resulted in a young boy receiving minor burns to his fingers.

Sold At:

Educational stores and bookstores nationwide, and the schoolspecialty.com Web site, from July 2004 through May 2006 for between $16 and $24.

Manufactured In:

South Africa