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Britax Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Fingertip Amputations and Lacerations
" ?) n3 q0 Z; C0 Y# v, TWASHINGTON, DC ?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 products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. 1 h* c( O. R8 A4 m4 Q
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Name of Product: Britax 揃link?Umbrella Strollers4 k4 P, y1 L" E& u" z
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Units: About 14,000 in the United States and 900 in Canada& m. p) ?3 k9 Y
5 @% K2 X5 [; EImporter: Britax Child Safety, Inc., of Charlotte, N.C.
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/ W+ S' O7 Q- H4 Y+ x& [; UHazard: The stroller抯 hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.
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Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
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Description: This recall involves all Britax 揃link?single umbrella strollers. 揃link?is printed on the metal frame on both sides of the stroller, below the hand grips. The recalled 揃link?strollers have model numbers U261813, U261814, U261815, U261816, U261817, U271813, U271817 and U271815 and were manufactured between May 2009 and September 2009. The model number and manufacturing date can be found on a white label on the stroller frame, near the bottom of the stroller basket.
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. y: K+ Z! t2 }8 d- V$ JSold at: Buy Buy Baby and other juvenile product and mass merchandise retailers nationwide in the U.S. and Canada and on the Web at www.Amazon.com, www.babiesrus.com, www.Target.com and www.Diapers.com from July 2009 through February 2010 for about $150.
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Manufactured in: China
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Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Britax to receive free stroller hinge covers.
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0 L* n) k4 ?2 r1 |2 m9 T8 NConsumer Contact: For additional information, contact Britax toll-free at (888) 427-4829 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm抯 website at www.BlinkRecall.com
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# a4 O4 e; O/ I/ C: L! u' g* MNote: Health Canada抯 press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR- ... t-eng.jsp?re_id=971
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美国召回这类的推车产品的依据是什么?+ n& V7 A! N) _2 s0 x7 B( A% ^
我想问问各位,这样的设计做ASTM F833测试会不符合要求吗? |
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