THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC.
NAME OF PRODUCT: ILLUMINATOR POLARISCOPES 415000 AND 415
UNITS: ABOUT 8,000
MANUFACTURER: GIA INSTRUMENTS, OF CARLSBAD, CALIF.
HAZARD: THE POLARISCOPES CAN HAVE A GROUND WIRE MISSING, POSING A RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO THE USER.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: GIA HAS RECEIVED FOUR REPORTS OF CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED POLARISCOPES ARE WHITE IN COLOR WITH MODEL NUMBER 415000 OR 415 PRINTED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT. A POLARISCOPE IS AN INSTRUMENT USED BY GEMOLOGISTS TO ASSIST IN GEM IDENTIFICATION.
SOLD BY: GIA SCHOOLS, GIA’S WEB SITE, PRODUCT CATALOGS, DISTRIBUTORS AND TRADE SHOWS NATIONWIDE FROM JANUARY 1996 THROUGH JUNE 2007 FOR BETWEEN $255 AND $340.
MANUFACTURED IN: UNITED STATES
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED PRODUCT AND CONTACT GIA INSTRUMENTS TO SCHEDULE A FREE RETROFIT OF THE POLARISCOPE WITH A GROUND WIRE. GIA IS NOTIFYING ALL CONSUMERS DIRECTLY.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT GIA INSTRUMENTS AT (800) 421-8161 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 4 P.M. PT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.GIA.EDU
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