Safety Recall: Hasbro Easy Bake Oven
February 28, 2007
Hasbro has recalled 985,000 Easy Bake Ovens repair after receiving 29 reports of children getting their fingers or hands caught in the product, including five reports of burns.
Immediately take the recalled oven away from children under 8 years of age and contact the firm (at 1-800-601-8418) for a retrofit.
The recalled plastic ovens are purple and pink. They resemble a kitchen stove with four burners on top and a front-loading oven. “Easy Bake” is printed on the front of the electric toy, while “Hasbro” and model number 65805 are stamped into the plastic on the back. [The product was manufactured in China.] The recall does not include Easy-Bake Ovens sold before May 2006. Toys “R” Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys and other retailers nationwide sold the toy from May 2006 through February 2007.
After 43 years and more than 100 million miniature cakes baked by the warmth of a single 100-watt light bulb, the Easy-Bake Oven finally got its due last November when it earned a spot in the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y.
Interestingly, the ages of the burned children were in the 3-5 year old range. The oven is recommended for children age 8 and older.
It’s a good reminder that minimum age recommendations are made for a reason, no matter how bright we think our children are.
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So many of us think our children are more mature than the recommended ages for toys, movies, rides at the amusement park… How many of us have been screwed when we didn’t pay attention?
How many kids are not in booster seats because parents have decided they are too old?
I watched a dad pull up the hood on his son’s sweatshirt so he could ride a roller coaster- like they were keeping his kid off because of his maturity! It’s based on the restraint system, doofus!
I took my son, at age 5, on “The Great Movie Ride” at Disney MGM. Base age recommended was 7, but I knew better. The Wicked Witch scared the everluvin’ crap out of him, and he wouldn’t do another ride all day.
I stopped thinking I was that smart. Now I listen. Thankfully no one got hurt.