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: EVENFLO ACTIVITY CENTERS
UNITS: ABOUT 213,000
MANUFACTURER: EVENFLO CO. INC., OF MIAMISBURG, OHIO
HAZARD: WHEN USED AS AN ACTIVITY TABLE, THE CAP ON ONE END OF THE PRODUCT CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OFF, POSING A FALL HAZARD TO A YOUNG CHILD.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: EVENFLO HAS RECEIVED 11 REPORTS OF DISLODGED END CAPS WHICH RESULTED IN NINE MINOR INJURIES, INCLUDING BUMPS AND BRUISES. EVENFLO HAS ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT OF A DISLODGED END CAP THAT RESULTED IN A CHILD SUFFERING A BROKEN COLLARBONE IN CANADA.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALL INVOLVES EVENFLO EXERSAUCER TRIPLE FUN STATIONARY ACTIVITY CENTERS MADE BETWEEN OCTOBER 2006 AND DECEMBER 2008. THE MODEL NUMBER IS 6231711. STAGE 3 POSITION INVOLVES CONVERTING THE PRODUCT INTO AN ACTIVITY TABLE. NO OTHER EXERSAUCER MODELS USE END CAPS AND, THEREFORE, NO OTHER MODELS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.
SOLD AT: JUVENILE PRODUCT AND MASS MERCHANDISE STORES NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING TOYS ‘R US AND BURLINGTON BABY DEPOT, FROM OCTOBER 2006 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2009 FOR ABOUT $120.
MANUFACTURED IN: UNITED STATES
REMEDY: : CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE ACTIVITY TABLE IN STAGE 3 AND CONTACT EVENFLO TO RECEIVE A FREE REPLACEMENT END CAP. THE PRODUCT MAY CONTINUE TO BE USED IN STAGES 1 AND 2 WITHOUT CHANGES.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT EVENFLO AT (800) 233-5921 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.EXERSAUCERTRIPLEFUN.COM
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