This email contains the following: 1. CPSC, PTI Sports Inc. Announce Recall of Schwinn Toddler Bicycle Helmets 2. CPSC, Apple Announce Recall of PowerBook Computer Batteries 3. CPSC, Meco Corp. Announce Recall of Red Chairs from Children's Furniture Sets
############################ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2004 Release # 04-199 Firm's Hotline: (800) 515-0074 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 CPSC, PTI Sports Inc. Announce Recall of Schwinn Toddler Bicycle Helmets WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of product: Schwinn-brand Toddler Bicycle Helmets Units: About 9,000 Manufacturer: PTI Sports Inc., of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Hazard: The helmets do not comply with impact testing requirements in the Consumer Product Safety Act. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: These Schwinn-brand Toddler Bicycle Helmets have "SCHWINN" written on the back of the helmets. A white label inside the helmets reads, "Lot# 791913." This number is followed by a date from "12-01-03" through "5-15-04." This label also contains the model number SK103, SK107 or SK108. Sold at: Wal-Mart, Target, Academy and Mills Fleet & Farms stores nationwide from January 2004 through July 2004 for between $17 and $20. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Return the recalled helmet to the store where purchased for a replacement or refund. Consumers also can send the helmet back to the manufacturer. Consumer Contact: For more information, contact PTI Sports at (800) 515-0074 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. To view this press release online, use the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04199.html ############################ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2004 Release # 04-201 Apple Recall Hotline: (800) 275-2273 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 CPSC, Apple Announce Recall of PowerBook Computer Batteries WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of product: Rechargeable batteries used in 15-inch PowerBook G4 computers Units: About 28,000 Computer Manufacturer: Apple Computer Inc., of Cupertino, Calif. Battery Manufacturer: LG Chem Ltd., of South Korea Problem: An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Apple has received four reports of batteries overheating, though no injuries have been reported. Description: The recalled batteries are used with the 15-inch PowerBook G4 (Aluminum) laptop computer. The batteries, which contain cells manufactured during the last week of December 2003 only, have the model number A1045 and serial numbers that begin with HQ404, HQ405, HQ406, HQ407, or HQ408. The model and serial numbers can be found on a label on the bottom of the battery. The battery is approximately 4 � inches long, 3 � inches wide, and � inches tall. No other PowerBook or iBook batteries are involved in this recall. Sold at: National and regional resellers, catalogers, and Apple's online and retail stores sold the computers with the batteries from January 2004 through August 2004 for between $2000 and $2600. The batteries also were sold separately for about $130. Assembled in: Taiwan Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled batteries immediately and contact Apple to arrange for a replacement battery, free of charge. Consumer Contact: Contact Apple at (800) 275-2273 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday or log on to Apple's Web site at www.apple.com/support/powerbook/batteryexchange To view this press release online, use the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04201.html ############################ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2004 Release # 04-202 Firm's Hotline: (800) 251-7558 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 CPSC, Meco Corp. Announce Recall of Red Chairs from Children's Furniture Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of product: Kid's Essentials Five-Piece Folding Furniture Set Units: About 3,800 Manufacturer: Meco Corp., of Greeneville, Tenn. Hazard: The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The recalled product is a red folding chair with a metal frame and vinyl padded seat back and base. The chair was sold as a part of a five-piece juvenile table furniture set with a green table, blue chair, yellow chair, green chair and red chair. Only the red chairs with model numbers 11-88-3E1 and 11-88S3E1 and date codes H3, B4, D4 or E4 printed underneath the seat bottom are included in the recall. "Meco" or "Samsonite" brand names are also printed on the seat label. Sold at: Furniture and wholesale club stores nationwide from July 2003 through June 2004 for between $25 and $40. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should stop using this red chair immediately and contact the firm for instructions on returning the red chair and receiving a free replacement chair. Consumer Contact: Call Meco at (800) 251-7558 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit Meco's Web site at www.meco.net To view this press release online, use the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04202.html ----------------------------- You are currently subscribed to the email list "recalls" as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, please do one of the following: (1) go to http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp and use the on-line form (2) send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can also go to http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp to change your subscription, or unsubscribe an old address and subscribe a new one. Thank you. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. 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