Recall Register

Nature Science Kit Recalled by Price Stern Sloan

CPSC recall 97030. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Poisoning

CPSC recall 97030 has the recall date 26 Nov 1996. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning. CPSC gives the product type Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets.

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CPSC recall 97030: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Nature Science Kit Recalled by Price Stern Sloan NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Firm is out of business. Do not use these products. Please discard or destroy these products. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nychelle White Originally issued November 26, 1996; Revised July 10, 2001 (301) 504-7063 Release # 97-030 CPSC, Price Stern Sloan Announce Exploring Nature Science Activity Kit Recall 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…
ProductToy Play Sets/Activity Sets
ProductExploring Nature Funstation science activity book kits
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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1996: not given
CPSC recalls of 1996
138
Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
4%
Recalls of 1996 in the category Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets
1%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97030. https://recallregister.com/product/5874-nature-science-kit-recalled-by-price-stern-sloan/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
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 97030 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 97030 has no incident or injury text.