Written by: Marcy Jones
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today the following recalls of the four listed products. Consumers are advised to stop using these products immediately.
The first product is "Bobby Chupete" Pacifiers
Units sold: About 641,000 at various retail stores nationwide from November ‘04 through
July ‘09 for about $1.
Reason for recall: The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The
pacifier mouth guard is too small, posing a choking hazard to infants
and toddlers.
Description of product: The pacifiers have a ring-shaped handle and heart-shaped mouth guard with
two ventilation holes. The nipple is made of latex. "Bobby Chupete" and a picture of an infant are printed on the pacifier's packaging. The pacifier was sold in aqua, red, white or yellow colors.
Manufactured in: China
Consumers are advised to immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from infants and toddlers and contact Grand World for a refund or a replacement pacifier.
For additional information, call Grand World collect at (718) 326-7786 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday- Friday or visit www.grandworldinc.com
The second recalled product is: Youth Hooded Sweatshirts and Jackets
Units sold: About 17,000 at the following retail and gift shops:
Montauk Clothing, Riptide, East, Shirt Shops of Cape May, Summer Sweats, Rip Current Sportswear,
B&B Dept. Stores, Trapper Jack's, Annie & The Tees, Emporium, Inc., The Trading Co., Mackerel Jack's, Carmel Classics, Rolands, The Ship Gift Shop, Star Dept. Store, Seattle Shirt and Simply Seattle from September ‘05 through September ‘09 for between $25 and $35. Most stores are
located in New England with two stores each in Seattle, Washington and
Alaska.
Reason for recall: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can
pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued
guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.
Description of the product: Children’s sweatshirts and jackets
sold in sizes XS - XXL in colors: navy blue, black, brown, pink, red,
white, green, grey, blue, yellow, and orange. The recalled garments
contain the following embroidered logos: "Montauk," "Avalon," "Stone
Harbor," "Cape May," "Sea Isle," "Ocean City," "Alaska," "Nantucket,"
"Maine," "Long Beach Island," "Lavallette," "Seaside Park," "Newport,"
"Monterey," "Carmel," "Skaneateles," "1000 Islands," "Block Island" and
"Seattle."
Customers are advised to immediately remove the drawstrings from the
sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard, or return the garment to the place
of purchase for a full refund.
For additional information, contact Century 21 Promotions at (800) 935-2100 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday - Friday.
The third product recalled is: EXO-Tech Safety Harness
Units sold : About 90, sold at Cabelas, Bass Pro, and at various sporting goods stores
nationwide from May 2009 to August 2009 for about $200.
Reason for recall: The webbing of the waist belt on the safety harness is not
routed through the lineman's loop located on the front of the harness
near waist level. Since the loops are not properly anchored to the
harness webbing but are attached only through stitching not intended to
restrain a user during a fall, they that can pull away from the harness
when force is applied, leaving the user unrestrained. In addition, the
manufacturer of the harness used a previously untested carabiner
connector located at the end of the tether at the back of harness, which
is the portion of the tether that attaches to the tree.
Description of product: This safety harness, used as a fall restraint for hunting,
is comprised of two leg straps and two shoulder straps, which connect to
a waist belt and padded back support. There is a long, black tether
strap at the top rear of the safety harness, which has grey and red
accents. The name EXO-Tech is located on the right front shoulder strap
and the name Gorilla is located on the left front should strap both in
white lettering. Similar to a shirt tag, there is a white manufacturing
label on the inside of the back of the harness with the model number
45111 and manufacturing dates, 4/22/2009 or 6/26/2009. These are the
only harnesses recalled.
Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the harness and contactGorilla Inc. to receive a refund.
For additional information, contact Gorilla Inc. at (877) 685-7817 between 9 a.m- 4:30 p.m. ET Monday -Friday or visit www.gorillatreestands.com.
The fourth product recalled is: Perfect Flame SLG Series Gas Grills
Units sold: About 663,000 in the United States and about 1,700 in Canada
Lowe's retail outlets nationwide from September ‘05 through May ‘09 for between $200 and $550 (U.S.) and in Canada from December ‘07 through May ‘09 for between $200 and $250 (CAN).
Reason for recall: The burners can deteriorate causing irregular flames and the
lids of some models can catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to the
consumer.
Incidents/injuries reported: The firm has received about 40 reports of fires from
the burners deteriorating and about 23 reports of the lids catching
fire. The firm is aware of one report of an eye injury requiring surgery
and 21 incidents of minor burns to the hands, arms or face.
Description of product: The recalled grills are SLG series "Perfect Flame" brand
outdoor propane or natural gas grills. The grills are stainless steel
and painted black or gray metal. The model numbers affected by this
recall are listed below. The model number can be found in the
compartment under the cooking chamber. No other Perfect Flame model
numbers are included in this recall.
Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the product and contact
L G Sourcing to receive free replacement burners and, depending on the
model of the grill owned, a free replacement lid.
For additional information please contact the firm toll-free at (888) 840-9590 anytime, or visit www.lowes.com
