The recalled Make It Mini sets contain resins that, when liquid, can cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation or sensitization when inhaled, touched, or ingested by children or adults. The resins contain acrylates (hydroxyethylmethacrylate βHEMAβ and isobornyl acrylate βIBOAβ) in amounts prohibited in childrenβs products by the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. After the resins cure, they no longer present this hazard.
Most sets consist of a sphere which contains the materials required to assemble the intended miniature imitation βappliance,β βfood,β or βlifestyleβ items. The resin packaging in each set may imitate food items such as a peanut butter jar, maple syrup, milk container, etc. and the resins when hardened imitate food. The sphere consists of a disposable wrapper bearing βMGAβs Miniverseβ on a yellow burst background and βMake It Appliances,β or βMake It Mini Food,β in bright pink or βMake It Mini Lifestyleβ in salmon pink. The wrapper contains information related to the manufacturerβs identity and country-specific information in different languages. The sets packaged in spheres could also be sold as bundles with multiple units. The βKitchenβ, βMultipackβ, βAll You Can Eatβ, βIce Cream Socialβ, and βPizza Partyβ sets come in dedicated boxes with similar labeling without spheres. The item number and the UPC code are printed on the back side of the wrapper.
Consumers should immediately stop using any units with unused resins and contact MGA to receive a pre-paid label to return either: (a) the entire product, including the unused resin, if the product has not been opened, or (b) the unused resins and a photograph of the product if the product has been opened. Consumers will receive a full refund or replacement product, at the consumerβs choice.
MGA has received 26 reports of incidents with this product from children and adults including reports of skin burns and irritation, and respiratory irritation, with one report that a consumerβs asthma was triggered.
About 21 Million units have been recalled.