WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION AND HEALTH CANADA, 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: ROSSIGNOL CROSS-COUNTRY BOOTS
UNITS: ABOUT 3,000 PAIRS IN THE UNITED STATES AND 1,000 PAIRS IN CANADA
DISTRIBUTOR: ROSSIGNOL SKI CO., OF PARK CITY, UTAH
HAZARD: THE BOOT’S SOLE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE UPPER BOOT DURING USE, POSING A FALL HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: NONE REPORTED
DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES ROSSIGNOL CROSS-COUNTRY BOOTS WITH MODEL X-IUM WORLD CUP SKATE, X-IUM WORLD CUP CLASSIC, X-IUM WORLD CUP PURSUIT, X-11 SKATE, AND X-IUM J SKATE. THE MODEL NAME IS PRINTED ON THE UPPER PART OF THE BOOT. BOOTS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL HAVE A 5 OR 6 DIGIT LOT NUMBER STAMPED ON THE RIGHT BOOT UNDER THE REMOVABLE INSOLE (SEE PHOTO BELOW).
SOLD BY: SPECIALTY OUTDOOR RETAILERS NATIONWIDE FOR BETWEEN $140 AND $400 (U.S.) AND FOR BETWEEN $200 AND $500 (CANADA) FROM DECEMBER 2007 THROUGH JUNE 2009.
MANUFACTURED IN: ROMANIA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED BOOTS AND CONTACT ROSSIGNOL TO DETERMINE IF THEIR BOOTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND IF SO, RECEIVE A FREE REPLACEMENT OR A REFUND.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, CONTACT ROSSIGNOL AT (888) 243-6735 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. MT, VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.ROSSIGNOL.COM, OR E-MAIL THE FIRM AT RECALL@ROSSIGNOL.COM
NOTE: HEALTH CANADA’S PRESS RELEASE IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://209.217.71.106/PR/RECALL-RETRAIT-E.JSP?RE_ID=801
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