CPSC, Pace Products Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Soap Making Kits
CPSC recall 03067. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The soap may get too hot when heated in the microwave oven and leak from the tray mold posing a burn hazard to children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should take these soap kits away from children immediately and contact Pace Products to receive instructions on returning the soap kits for a refund.
CPSC recall 03067 has the recall date 9 Jan 2003. The notice names the firm Pace Products. The recall has about 145,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2003 has 9,900 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Burn. CPSC gives the product type Arts & Crafts.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC has received three reports of burn injuries from the heated soap, including a 6-year-old girl who received burns to her hand. |
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| Units | 145,000 |
| Description | The soap kits were sold under the name “Soap Making for Kids." The kits include a plastic mold tray, three bars of glycerine, string and an instruction book. "SCHOLASTIC INC." and "Made in U.S.A." are printed on the back of the soap kit box. |
| Product | Soap Making for Kids soap making kits, About 145,000, Arts & Crafts |
| Sold at | Scholastic Book Clubs and Book Fairs sold the recalled soap kits at schools nationwide, from March 2000 through November 2002, and bookstores sold the recalled soap kits, from March 1998 through November 2002, for about $8. |
| Manufacturer | Pace Products Inc |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 145,000Median of 2003: 9,900
- CPSC recalls of 2003
- 215
- Recalls of 2003 with one of the same hazards
- 17%
- Recalls of 2003 in the category Arts & Crafts
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Pace Products
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 03067The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 03067. https://recallregister.com/product/2343-cpsc-pace-products-inc-announce-recall-of-children-s-soap-making-kits/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 03067 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC has received three reports of burn injuries from the heated soap, including a 6-year-old girl who received burns to her hand.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Scholastic Book Clubs and Book Fairs sold the recalled soap kits at schools nationwide, from March 2000 through November 2002, and bookstores sold the recalled soap kits, from March 1998 through November 2002, for about $8.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 03067?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 145,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
United States