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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2)CPSC, ZoloWear Announce Recall of Infant Carriers/Slings 3)CPSC, Target Announce Recall of Back Trails Jr. Bicycle Helmets
August 19, 2005 CPSC, Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Boxes WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Units: About 3,300 Manufacturer: Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Hazard: The toy box's lid support can fail, allowing the lid to collapse suddenly. This poses a strangulation hazard to young children, and possible impact injuries to a child's head, neck, fingers or hands. Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Stork Craft have received two reports of the lid collapsing. No injuries have been reported. Stork Craft has received 11 consumer requests for replacement lid supports. Description: The recall includes toy boxes with manufacture date codes between November 2002 and July 2004 and the following model numbers and Sold at: Wal-Mart and J.C. Penney Web sites, and at furniture, baby and juvenile stores nationwide from December 2002 through April 2005 for about $90. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop young children from using these toy boxes and contact Stork Craft for information to determine if their toy box lid support needs to be replaced. If so, the firm will provide a free replacement lid support. Consumer Contact: Contact Stork Craft toll-free at (877) 274-0277 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's Web site at www.Storkcraft.com
CPSC, ZoloWear Announce Recall of Infant Carriers/Slings WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Units: About 177 Manufacturer: ZoloWear Inc., of Austin, Texas Hazard: The stitching that attaches the webbing to the carrier/sling can break, posing a fall hazard to young children. Incidents/Injuries: ZoloWear has received one report of the webbing coming apart from the sling, but the baby was not in the sling at the time. The company has not received any reports of falls or injuries. Description: The recalled slings are made of 100-percent cotton fabric or 97 percent cotton/ 3 percent Lycra with two pieces of webbing holding the rings to the fabric. Solid natural color and five prints (Splash, Pink and Black Stripe, Pink and Brown Stripe, Pink Punch and The Sold at: The ZoloWear.com Web site, individual distributors, and five children's boutiques in California, Hawaii and Texas sold these slings from May 2005 through August 2005 for between $70 and $90. Manufactured in: U.S. Remedy: Consumers should stop using these carriers/slings immediately and call ZoloWear for instructions on having the carriers/slings repaired. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact ZoloWear, Inc. at
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 440-0680 CPSC, Target Announce Recall of Back Trails Jr. Bicycle Helmets WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Back Trails Jr. Toddler, Youth and Child Bicycle Helmets Units: About 494,000 Importer/Retailer: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn. Manufacturer: UNA International Limited, of China Distributor: Dynacraft BSC Inc., of San Rafael, Calif. Hazard: Some of these helmets do not meet CPSC safety standards for bicycle helmets, which poses a risk of riders suffering head injuries. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The recall includes Target's "Back Trails Jr." brand toddler, youth and child bicycle helmets sold in various colors. They were manufactured after January 1, 2004. Helmet model numbers: 89888 or Sold at: Target stores nationwide from April 2004 through July 2005 for about $13. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should take the helmets away from children and return them to the nearest Target Store for a gift card in the amount of a full refund. Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers can contact Target at To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to:
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