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NEWS from CPSC
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Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) ?8 n9 w2 }9 Q8 w/ C4 ^
April 15, 2010
, ^0 u8 Q9 P* S% a# b5 bRelease #10-198 | Firm's Recall Hotline: (626) 575-8566 (collect)
' x; B2 X# l% v6 k3 B, {CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772% l: S( _- n5 c
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908/ J- X7 `+ r S7 N& ]/ j6 ?
| Le Hing Inc. Announces Recall of Baby Walkers Due to Fall Hazard
; t, G# D. i2 z, E, bWASHINGTON, 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.8 t5 a- s8 J/ w0 J5 G
Name of Product: Baby Walkers) ]5 E, w; x# e4 ~0 R
Units: About 200
; U! J' w& N# f' [; F' r; ?Importer: Le Hing Inc., of South El Monte, Calif.) O' K* @0 T, O6 T* k, x
Hazard: The walkers can fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop at the edge of a step. Babies using these walkers can be seriously injured or killed.
% J. c8 k9 E8 R; DIncidents/Injuries: No injuries or incidents have been reported.
# a$ L; a1 a, o% i& [" y0 aDescription: The recalled walkers are intended for babies 6 months and older. The item number L-0809EN is printed on the side of the box. The walkers are blue or pink with a white tray.) ~- _7 _8 Y' c7 A
Sold at: Small independent retailers and discount stores in California and Arizona from June 2009 through August 2009 for between $25 and $28.' b2 y6 t s( a4 c$ v* }
Manufactured in: Taiwan7 b4 G3 V, t+ x, Y5 h
Remedy: Consumers should stop using these walkers immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund./ z6 M, b2 K5 o
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Le Hing Inc. collect at (626) 575-8566 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.2 [7 U3 h9 [8 P* J) i3 W1 O
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2 d) R& A7 d" ^8 \# S" L$ U8 K s [size=-1]--- CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
: k) m& C0 d1 L0 M, S8 r* k" W) MThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.# N% g/ W) t+ w! b
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.7 P. a- \( {( l$ k
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