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Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Baby Floats Due to Drowning Hazard  Download this press release as a PDF document. Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Baby Floats Due to Drowning Hazard       WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- 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.     (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO)       Name of Product: Inflatable Baby Floats       Units: About 4 Million       Manufacturer: Aqua-Leisure Industries, of Avon, Mass.       Hazard: The leg straps in the seat of the float can tear, causing children to unexpectedly fall into or under the water, posing a risk of drowning.       Incidents/Injuries: There have been 31 reports of float seats tearing, causing children to fall into or under the water.  No injuries have been reported.       Description: The recalled inflatable baby floats were sold in a variety of styles and colors. The names and model numbers are located on the packaging. A date between 08/02 and 07/08 is molded on the valves of recalled products. Products not included in the recall can be identified with the lettering "NP" molded on the valve. The following names and model numbers are included in this recall:          Name                   Model Nos.       Description       Baby & Me Combo        ET-9105          Yellow figure-8-shaped                                             inflatable float with                                             turquoise vinyl seat                                             bucket and seat back,                                             plastic ring-and-bar                                             toy.         Deluxe Baby Boat       ET-9110          Yellow boat-shaped                            ET-9110EU        inflatable float with                            ET-9110KM        turquoise plastic handles                            ET-9110SU        and turquoise vinyl seat                            ET-9110WG        bucket and seat back.                            ET-9110WM                                   ET-9110WMUS                                 LT-9110L         Deluxe Toddler         ET-9215          Yellow boat-shaped     Racer                  ET-9215DG        inflatable float with                            ET-9125DOL       turquoise plastic handles                            ET-9215SU        and steering wheel and                            LT-9215L         turquoise vinyl                                             seat bucket and yellow seat                                             back.         Cozy Crab Sunshade     SA-3223          Red crab-shaped inflatable     Float/Crabby           SA-3223/24       float with red     Baby Boat              SA-3223/24-1B    vinyl seat bucket and                            SA-3223/24-2A    yellow inflatable                            SA-3223/24TG     adjustable sunshade.                            SA-3223/24WM                            SA-3223AU                            SA-3223KR                            SA-3223LD         Ticklish Turtle        SA-3224          Yellow and green     Sunshade               SA-3224AU        turtle-shaped     Float/Baby Boat        SA-3224KR        inflatable float with                            SA-3224LD        green vinyl seat bucket and                            SA-3224WM        green inflatable                                             adjustable sunshade.         Toddler Race           SA-3225          Automobile decor     Boat                                    and yellow boat-shaped                                             inflatable float with                                             green plastic handles and                                             steering wheel and green vinyl                                             seat bucket.       Aquarium Baby          LD-3236          Yellow and purple     Float                  SA-3236          inflatable float with                                             yellow-background aquarium                                             decor and purple vinyl seat                                             bucket and seat back.       Baby Adjustable        SA-3240          Blue and white inflatable     Sunshade Boat          LD-3242          float with crab-and-beach                            LT-3242L         decor, blue and white                            SA-3242          inflatable canopy and     Adjustable             SA-3242/43-1A    white plastic handle, blue     Canopy Sunshade        SA-3242/43TG     seat bucket.     Float                  SA-3242AU                            SA-3242WM     Child's Baby           SA-3242WM     Boat w/ Canopy         TG-3242         Sunshade Wave          LT-3243L         White inflatable float with     Rider Float            SA-3243          aquatic décor and red seat                            SA-3243DOL       back, blue and white     Child's Wave           SA-3243WM        inflatable canopy and blue     Rider                  SA-3243WM        seat bucket, red handle bars.         Sunshade Buggy         SA-3244          Blue car-shaped inflatable                            SA-3244TG        float, yellow steering wheel     Sunshade Water         SA-3244WM        and car-theme decor, w/ or     Buggy                  WM-3244          w/o green accents or Pink     (Girl/Boy)                              car-shaped inflatable                                             float, yellow steering wheel                                             and car-theme decor, w/ or                                             w/o yellow accents.         Kiddie Cabin           LD-3248          Light blue, purple and     Cruiser                SA-3248          clear inflatable                            SA-3248DG        float with light blue car                            SA-3248DOL       cabin-shaped inflatable                                             canopy and decor, light                                             blue vinyl seat bucket and seat                                             back.         Sing-Along Wave        SA-3252          White inflatable float with     Rider                  WM-3252          aquatic decor and red seat                                             back, blue and white                                             inflatable canopy and red                                             seat bucket, red handle                                             bars. Plays two songs: "Twinkle                                             Twinkle" and "Row Row Row                                             Your Boat."         Quacker Float          TR-7420          Yellow duck-shaped                                             inflatable float w/ or w/o                                             duck-theme decor, with                                             squeezable noisemaker.         Squirtin'              SA-7431          White and red boat-shaped     Tootin' Tugboat                         inflatable float with red                                             vinyl seat bucket. Has                                             squirt gun and squeezable                                             noisemaker.       Sold at: Juvenile product and mass merchandise retailers nationwide, including Target, Toys "R" Us, Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Kmart, Walgreens, Ace Hardware, and Bed, Bath & Beyond from December 2002 through June 2009 for between $8 and $15.       Manufactured in: China       Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled inflatable baby floats and contact Aqua-Leisure for a full refund.       Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Aqua-Leisure toll-free at (866) 807-3998 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.aqualeisure.com.       FEED DATE:   FRIDAY, JULY  3RD, 2009     FEED TIME:   1:00 - 1:30 PM ET (FED IN ROTATION)     COORDINATES:   C-BAND: GAL 28/TRANSPONDER 12/     AUDIO 6.2 & 6.8 / DOWNLINK:   3940 (H)       For technical information, contact Medialink Satellite Operations Trouble Line at  (212) 812-7134.       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 www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.       Aqua Leisure's Recall Hotline: (866) 807-3998     CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772     CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908       The 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.       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.  To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to 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   SOURCE  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission