CPSC, Curiosity Kits Inc. Announce Recall of Discovery Kids Pottery Wheel Kits Sold at Discovery Channel Stores
CPSC recall 04533. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The brown clay contained in the Pottery Wheel kits could contain excess levels of bacteria, posing a risk of illness to users.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the pottery wheel kits and return the kits to any Discovery Channel store, or contact Discovery Channel stores' customer service, to receive a full refund or credit of the $39.95 purchase price or a replacement Pottery Wheel Kit and a $5 Discovery Channel store gift certificate.
CPSC recall 04533 has the recall date 26 Jan 2004. The notice names the firm Curiosity Kits. The recall has about 150 units. The median CPSC recall of 2004 has 13,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Mould or bacteria. CPSC gives the product type Arts & Crafts.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 150 |
| Description | Only pottery wheel kits sold during October 2003 with SKU #690974 printed on the white UPC price label attached to the back lower right hand corner of the box are included in this recall. Pottery Wheel Kits sold after October 2003 with different SKU #s are not included in this recall. |
| Product | Discovery Kids Imaginative Arts Pottery Wheel Kits, About 150, Arts & Crafts |
| Sold at | Discovery Channel stores and catalogs, and on http://shopping.discovery.com, during October 2003, for about $40. |
| Manufacturer | Curiosity Kits Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 150Median of 2004: 13,500
- CPSC recalls of 2004
- 278
- Recalls of 2004 with one of the same hazards
- 1%
- Recalls of 2004 in the category Arts & Crafts
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Curiosity Kits
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 04533. https://recallregister.com/product/2732-cpsc-curiosity-kits-inc-announce-recall-of-discovery-kids-pottery-whee/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 04533 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Discovery Channel stores and catalogs, and on http://shopping.discovery.com, during October 2003, for about $40.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 04533?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 150
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China