Suzan
LIF Adolescent
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Recall Children's Place & Swing sets...
This one may affect alot of you.....I just e-mailed CP to find out about all their other screen print items
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1. Backyard Leisure Recalls Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard
2. The Children's Place Recalls Camouflage Pajama Sets Due to Excessive Lead
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1. Backyard Leisure Recalls Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard
NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2008 Release #08-299
Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 546-7902 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Backyard Leisure Recalls Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard
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: Adventure Play Sets and Create N Adventure Wooden Play Sets
Units: About 11,000
Distributor: Backyard Leisure LLC, of Pittsburg, Kan.
Hazard: Hangers holding the chains for the gliders can break, causing a child to fall and suffer injuries.
Incidents/Injuries: Backyard Leisure has received 114 reports of glider hangers breaking, including three reports of minor injuries to children. Injuries included abrasions and a child being hit in the head by a chain that detached from a hanger.
Description: The swing sets are made of wood and feature various types of gliders, slides and swings. The recalled models include:
Adventure Play Sets: Model
Pathfinder Swing Set: 65008 Conqueror Swing Set: 65208
Create N Adventure Wooden Play Sets: Model
Cedar Ridge Wooden Swing Set: 30008 Windsor Wooden Swing Set: 30108
"Adventure Play Set" or "Create N Adventure," and "Pittsburg, KS 66762" is printed on a plaque in the middle of the swing sets' upper beam. The name and model number is printed on the manufacturer's instructions that come with the play set.
Sold at: Wal-Mart stores nationwide and Wal-Mart.com under the Adventure Playsets brand, and Toys "R" Us stores nationwide under the Create N Adventure brand from January 2008 through May 2008 for between $400 and $1,500.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the gliders from the swing sets and contact Backyard Leisure to receive free replacement glider hangers and repair instructions.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Backyard Leisure at (866) 546-7902 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, visit the firm's Web site at www.adventureplaysets.com, or email the firm at [email protected]
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08299.html
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2. The Children's Place Recalls Camouflage Pajama Sets Due to Excessive Lead
NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2008 Release #08-302
Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 752-2387 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
The Children's Place Recalls Camouflage Pajama Sets Due to Excessive Lead
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: Camouflage Pajama Sets
Units: About 28,000
Manufacturer: The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., of Secaucus, N.J.
Hazard: The screen print on the shirt contains excess levels of lead.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves long- and short-sleeved pajama sets. The sets have a blue shirt with a red screen print that reads "Athletics 90" and coordinating camouflage pants. The pajama sets were sold in boys' sizes XXS (2/3) to XL (14).
Sold exclusively at: The Children's Place stores nationwide and www.childrensplace.com from December 2006 to January 2008 for between $15 and $17.
Manufactured in: Vietnam
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the pajama sets from children and return them to any The Children's Place store for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact The Children's Place at (877) 752-2387 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.childrensplace.com. Consumers can also email the firm at [email protected]
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08302.html
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. 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 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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