Product name | Animal Tracking Explorer Kit | |
Description | "Animal Tracking Explorer Kit" includes a bag of white powder marked "plaster of paris" which is actually calcium hydroxide. It also includes nature study tools and equipment (field lens, specimen jars and bags, labels, puff bottle, plastic gloves, spatula, cardboard strips, paper clips, mixing pot, tweezers, spoon, notebook) and Explorer Guide. | |
Problem | The powder in the kit marked "plaster of paris" is actually calcium hydroxide, which poses a risk of skin and eye irritation to children using the product. | |
Distribution | The firm's Web site, www.MindWareOnline.com, and by MindWare's catalog for about $25. | |
Company | MindWare 800-588-1072 | |
Dates sold | September 2007 through December 2007 | |
Date posted | 06/06/2008 | |
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Illinois Department of Public Health 535 West Jefferson Street Springfield, Illinois 62761 Phone 217-782-3300 Fax 217-782-3987 TTY 800-547-0466 Questions or Comments |