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NEWS from CPSC
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! ?9 E6 O4 N6 }. DFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
, P1 z; g9 B$ |3 Q1 MJune 22, 2010
/ a& h% r' f8 W( x) c+ [Release #10-269 | Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 268-81393 Y& F) ]" p0 X- E1 I
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772& d. D7 ^2 f# s; _1 b) _4 q
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908) E1 \. ?. Y! q# T+ K6 _4 H
| Baby Walkers Recalled by Suntech Enterprises Due to Fall Hazard+ K( H- E: Q; X5 G* c& j
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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.( C B8 W3 s8 A- C+ d' \: e
Name of Product: Baby Walkers. v1 t/ y( U. o0 f; w. g3 x
Units: About 8,400) K4 l- H) a' q1 q
Importer: Suntech Enterprises Inc., of Commerce, Calif.
* i! m* U. |* s' Y) @2 _Hazard: The recalled walkers can fit through a standard doorway and fail to have sufficient stair-fall protection to prevent falls down stairs. Babies using these walkers can be seriously injured or killed if they fall down stairs.
" z% ? t" o6 _+ yIncidents/Injuries: None reported.- J9 m" a$ c- ?* G
Description: The baby walkers have a plastic frame supported by four wheels and eight brake pads. The walkers were sold in blue, pink, and green with a white activity tray and patterned, vinyl seat. Item number WK110 or WK112 is printed on the side of the packaging., |- t. k3 ~. V& p+ z1 _
Sold at: Small juvenile product stores in California, Illinois, New York and Texas from January 2007 through December 2009 for between $25 and $30.% r$ o y# w' u
Manufactured in: China$ Y$ |. V. e" \6 K& K0 F
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the walkers and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.
4 U/ ?7 I2 m# y$ q3 CConsumer Contact: For additional information, contact Suntech Enterprises toll-free at (888) 268-8139 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.3 z* m' j; Y$ V- H5 Z
Note: This recall is being conducted voluntarily, however, in May 2010, CPSC issued a new mandatory rulerule on baby walkers that is effective on December 21, 2010. The walkers will be required to either: 1) be too wide to fit through a standard doorway, or 2) have features, such as a gripping mechanism, to stop the walker at the edge of a step.( b! m j# H* ~( u
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[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
( Z- v l% J( A$ j/ W! V! hThe 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.
2 d% N9 }/ F5 J7 QTo 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.
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