CPSC Recall in 2017: Little Passports Recalls Science Kits Due to Burn Hazard (Recall Alert)

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 17-746

Date: May 12, 2017

Product Name: Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits

Recall Description:

This recall involves the Science Expeditions Northern Lights science kits with “Make an Electromagnet” and “Aurora in a Box” experiments that use battery packs. The kits were sent to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017. The “Magnet Lab” experiment and comic book included in the Science Expeditions Northern Lights kit do not use battery packs and can still be used. 

Hazard Description:

The battery packs included in the Science Expeditions Northern Lights  science kits can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 7,000 (in addition, 700 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

The firm has received seven reports of the battery packs overheating. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

At www.littlepassports.com to Little Passports subscribers in February 2017 for between $18 and $21.

Manufactured In:

China