[Sca-cooks] FW: Soapmaking for Dummies Recalled

[Micaylah]

This came through on another List. 

Micaylah

> This is something I imagine some scadians might have bought:
> 
> 
> Candle, Soap Instruction Book Has Dangerous Error
> 
> Customers Can Return Book For Full Refund
> 
> POSTED: 12:39 p.m. EDT October 15, 2003
> If you're using a particular book to make candles or soap, 
> you may have 
> a dangerous chemistry project on your hands.
> 
> John Wiley & Sons Inc. is recalling 5,400 copies of the instruction 
> book "Candle and Soap Making For Dummies," which sold in 
> bookstores and 
> discount department stores nationwide in August and September 
> for about 
> $20.
> 
> The directions in the book for making lye instruct users to combine 
> sodium hydroxide and water in an incorrect order. This could 
> cause the 
> mixture to bubble over, posing a burn hazard.
> 
> The paperback book is black and yellow and has a photograph of 
> candlesticks and slices of soap. Customers who bought the book can 
> return it to the store where they purchased it for a full refund.
> 
> For more information, call John Wiley & Sons at (877) 
> 762-2974 or visit 
> the firm's Web site at www.wiley.com.