Scissors Desk Set Recalled by K Mart
Home product recall 88-077. Announced by CPSC on Sep 21, 1988.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 21, 1988. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Laceration
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Scissors Desk Set Recalled by K Mart NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 1988 Release # 88-77 K Mart Recalling Scissors Desk Set WASHINGTON - K Mart Corporation of Troy, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling some 48,000 scissors desk sets because a razor blade cutting knife in the set may pose a serious laceration hazard to young children. Sold for less than $1 at K Mart stores during July 1988, the set included scissors, pencil sharpener and razor blade cutting knife. The package was labeled “School Days Scissors Desk Set.” Consumers should remove the scissors set from young children, and return it to the nearest K Mart store for a refund of the purchase price.
School Days Scissors Desk Set.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Kmart.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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