Children's Soap Craft Set Recalled by Toys "R" Us
CPSC recall 98049. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
CPSC recall 98049 has the recall date 24 Dec 1997. The notice names the firm Alex. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Arts & Crafts.
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| Description | Children's Soap Craft Set Recalled by Toys "R" Us NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 24, 1997 Release # 98049 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 CPSC, Toys "R" Us Announce Recall of Children's Soap Craft Set WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Toys "R" Us, of Paramus, N.J., is recalling about 4,000 Baskets of Bubbles children's craft sets because of a potential fire hazard. If consumers melt pieces of the soap disks that come with the set in a microwave oven for 10 minutes, as instructed, the soap could ignite in the microwave. The instructions should have read 10 seconds rather than 10 minutes. Toys "R" Us has received two reports of the soap and its container melting together in a microwave and one report of flames inside the oven. No injuries have been reported. Baskets of Bubbles is a craft set for children 12 years of age and older for making baskets of small, scented glycerin soaps in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes. The kit includes disks of colored,… |
| Product | Arts & Crafts by Alex Baskets of Bubbles children's craft sets, Arts & Crafts |
| Manufacturer | Alex; Toys R Us |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1997: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1997
- 151
- Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
- 28%
- Recalls of 1997 in the category Arts & Crafts
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Alex
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 98049. https://recallregister.com/product/6115-children-s-soap-craft-set-recalled-by-toys-r-us/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 98049 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 98049 has no incident or injury text.