received reports of 29 children getting their hands or fingers caught in the front-loading door, including 5 reports of burns. In February 2007, Hasbro and the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a voluntary recall of the oven and advised parents to stop using the oven with children under the age of 8 and contact the company for a free retrofit kit. The kit was approved by the CPSC and consisted of a plastic grate that fit over the existing oven door. The grate allowed the oven to function as designed, but it now provided an additional barrier to keep small fingers out. Despite the retrofit program, the problems persisted. According to data from the CPSC, an additional 249 reported incidents included 77 burns, 16 of which were second- or third-degree in nature. On July 19, 2007, Hasbro re-issued its voluntary recall of the Easy-Bake after learning that part of a five-year-old girl's finger had to be amputated because of a severe burn. The recall affected 985,000 ovens that had been sold between May 2006 and July 2007. Ovens sold prior to May 2006 were not part of the recall, leaving more than 25 million side-entry/light bulb models in circulation unaffected. Origins of the Easy Bake Oven The Easy Bake Oven was invented by Norman Shapiro, a salesman at Kenner Products Company. He got the idea for the oven from the pretzel machines in the NYC Subway which used lightbulbs to heat the pretzels. Upon his retirement he was presented with the prototype of the Easy Bake Oven. National Easy-Bake Oven Day National Easy-Bake Oven Day is observed annually on November 4, the day in which the toy oven was originally released in 1963. The National Day was established in 2017 by author and toy historian Todd Coopee as a way for individuals to reflect on their affection for the iconic toy oven and its role in popular culture. See also 2007 Chinese export recalls References External links QUEASY BAKE - AWFUL WAFFLE Instructions - Hasbro CPSC Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment and Burn Hazards 1960s toys 1970s toys 1980s toys 1990s toys 2000s toys 2010s toys Cooking appliance brands Hasbro products Products introduced in 1963 Toy recalls