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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.

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    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