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Re-activateToymaker Hasbro, whose Easy-Bake Ovens have turned many a child into an wannabe chef, announced a recall today of its current model, a plastic range that's supposed to look just like Mom's and Dad's — except that it's pink and purple. About 985,000 ovens are affected by the recall, all sold since May 2006.
The problem: the design is such that young children can insert their hands into the oven's opening and get their hands or fingers caught. Easy-Bake has received 29 reports of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, including five reports of burns.
These ovens bake "just as America bakes, at 350 to 400 degrees ... it does get extremely hot," said Julie Vallese, spokeswoman for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In other words, the Easy-Bake oven isn't something to be toyed with.
The CPSC and Hasbro reminded parents to keep the Easy-Bake away from children under 8. Hasbro spokeswoman Gail Carvelli said the five incidents of burns involved children ages 3, 4, and 5 — "significantly under" the recommended age. "This is an electrical product," Carvelli said. Children under 8 shouldn't use it and over 8, "adult supervision is required."
Under the recall, Easy-Bake will issue a free retrofit kit for the oven. To obtain, contact Easy-Bake at www.easybake.com or 1-800-601-8418.
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