WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Price Stern Sloan Inc. of
Los Angeles is voluntarily recalling more than 34,000
Exploring Nature Funstation science activity book kits. The
kit is packaged with a compass that may leak fluid
containing kerosene. The compass can be hazardous to young
children if they ingest the kerosene or inhale it into their
lungs.
Price Stern Sloan Inc. has received one report of a
16-month-old child who vomited after ingesting fluid from
the compass. The kit is intended for children 8 and older.
The Exploring Nature Funstation (ISBN # 08431-3942-0)
contains a book with a number of science projects and items
to perform the science projects including a compass,
magnifying glass, petri dish, crayons, a tweezers, test
tube, a thermometer, and stickers. Warehouse clubs,
bookstores, chain stores, and whole salers sold the kits
nationwide from March 1996 through August 1996 for about $13
to $22.
Consumers should take these recalled kits away from
children immediately. For information on how to exchange the
Exploring Nature Funstation activity kit, consumers can
contact Price Stern Sloan Inc. at (800) 454-1625 or write to
the company at: Price Stern Sloan Inc., Department Exploring Nature, 11835
Olympic Blvd. East Tower, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90064.
