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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 908-8308 |
| August 23, 2005 | CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
| Release #05-250 1 |
CPSC, ZoloWear Announce Recall of Infant Carriers/Slings
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: ZoloWear Infant Carriers/Slings
Units: About 177
Manufacturer: ZoloWear Inc., of Austin, Texas
Hazard: The stitching that attaches the webbing to the carrier/sling can
break, posing a fall hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: ZoloWear has received one report of the webbing
coming apart from the sling, but the baby was not in the sling at the
time. The company has not received any reports of falls or injuries.
Description: The recalled slings are made of 100-percent cotton fabric
or 97 percent cotton/ 3 percent Lycra with two pieces of webbing holding
the rings to the fabric. Solid natural color and five prints (Splash,
Pink and Black Stripe, Pink and Brown Stripe, Pink Punch and The
Hamptons) make up the lots included in the recall. A large white label
sewn on the pocket of the slings reads "Zolo." ZoloWear slings should
have three rows of stitching securing the webbing and fabric together.
Some of the slings in these lots have short webbing, so only one row of
stitching holds the webbing in place.
Sold at: The ZoloWear.com Web site, individual distributors, and five
children's boutiques in California, Hawaii and Texas sold these slings
from May 2005 through August 2005 for between $70 and $90.
Manufactured in: U.S.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using these carriers/slings immediately
and call ZoloWear for instructions on having the carriers/slings
repaired.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact ZoloWear, Inc. at
(888) 285-0044 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or
e-mail the firm at recall@zolowear.com, or go to the firm's Web site at
www.zolowear.com/recall
To view this recall online, please visit our website at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05250.html
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information via Internet gopher services at cpsc.gov or report product hazards to info@cpsc.gov.
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