FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 28, 2011
Release #11-287
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 432-5437
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983
Fisher-Price Recalls to Repair Little People Builders' Load 'n Go Wagons due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Little People(r) Builders' Load 'n Go Wagon
Units: About 208,000 in the United States and 2,800 in Canada
Importer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Hazard: The back of the wagon's plastic handle has molded-in reinforcement. This design adds stiffness and facilitates children gripping the handle. The handle poses a laceration hazard if a child falls on it.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of seven reports of injuries, including five reports of children requiring surgical glue or stitches.
Description: This recall involves the Fisher Price's Little People(r) Builders' Load 'n Go Wagon model number P8977. The product includes a red wagon with a yellow handle, multi-colored plastic blocks and a dog figure. The model number is located on the bottom of the wagon. "Little People(r) Builders" is found on a label on the side of the wagon and "Fisher Price" is embossed on the handle. Wagons with green handles are not included in this recall.
Sold at: Mass merchandise retail stores nationwide from June 2009 through July 2011 for about $25.
Manufactured in: Mexico
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled wagons away from children and contact Fisher-Price for instructions on how to obtain a free repair kit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fisher-Price at (800) 432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.service.mattel.com
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1379
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11287.html
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Should a Playground Be GREEN?
Playgrounds may be GREEN, Red, Blue, Purple, or a dozen or so other colors. We're not referring to colors here, though. Environmental footprints, eco-conciousness, environmentally friendly are all terms that we are becoming more familiar with. As our children learn recycling at school by filling up paper containers, or perhaps even recycle waste cans in the schools, they may be playing eco-friendly also!
Our RECYCLED playground line features PolyTuf ™ plastic lumber posts made from post-consumer and post-industrial HDPE plastics, the kind found in milk jugs. Using recycled HDPE keeps tons of plastics out of landfills every year and HDPE is the most environmentally stable plastic, giving off no harmful fumes into the environment. The Healthy Building Network recommends HDPE resin-based products as the most environmentally friendly plastic building materials.
Playground components and steel posts are nearly 100% recyclable and much of the materials used to build our playgrounds are made from material that is already partially recycled. Our steel is made from a minimum of 30% recycled material and may contain up to 100% recycled material and our poly sheet plastic contains up to 50% post-industrial recycled material.
Our playground manufacturing facility is ISO 14001:2004 certified. We have a program in place to manage and comply and continually decrease our impact on the environment. 99.9% of our playground packing is wooden pallets, cardboard and/or plastic wrap, most all of which is reused or recycled.
Pressure treated products are treated with ACQ as a more environmentally friendly product. This falls in line with the industry ban on CCA. CCA is the material formerly used to prevent pests from damaging wood. Rat poison on the playground wasn't a safe consequence. We have a variety of woods to choose from, such as cedar, fir or redwood. While chopping down a tree doesn't seem to be friendly, it keeps other materials out of the landfill. Redwood, for example is naturally pest resistant, and offers longer term beauty for a wood bench or table. Steel tables follow the same process as our playground components. Using recycled metal in the manufacturing process or simply sending your table to recycle after it has finished its life as a table or BOTH - offer a valuable contribution to better use of this resource.
100% recycled plastic lumber can be used in most designs and applications. Imagine a school recycle drive and directing the proceeds to buy a bench made from recycled material.
Patented manufacturing technology is used to recycle pre and post consumer rubber waste, additionally reducing landfills. Rubber surfacing tiles are manufactured with minimal water use and with no use of smoke stacks. Scrap is reused to eliminate waste. Annual recycling of over 80 million pounds of scrap rubber shows the big picture of this program. Designed to meet stringent criteria required to earn points under 2 out of the 6 categories of LEED. Based on these criteria, potentially contributing toward earning up to 8 points toward LEED certification. We now have a REDEUX or material buy back program to support customers in preventing future waste after the use life of these products.
Wood surfacing products are from virgin wood processing facilities. Through a strict ASTM process, waste materials in lumber processing are graded and processed for use in playground, sport, recreation and other venues. Waste materials not accepted within these guidelines are further processed and conveyed to paper manufacturing facility to ensure optimum use of this natural resource.
Going GREEN can be a fun thing, even more fun while on the playground!
SITE FURNISHINGS
SURFACING APPLICATIONS
- Supports ASTM E2129-05 Sustainability Assessment
- Meets State of Washington standard for low VOCs
- Composed of post-consumer SBR and EPDM rubber
- Meets FloorScore standards for indoor applications
- FloorScore Certified for compliance to air quality emission requirements
- Meets CHPS Criteria
We also utilize waste rubber, particularly from used tires in a strict process to create a loose fill mulch. This eco-friendly result meets and exceeds safety requirements for playground or landscaping applications
Going GREEN can be a fun thing, even more fun while on the playground!
Copyright 2011 DunRite Playgrounds
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Mizuno USA Inc. Recalls Baseball and Softball Gloves Due to Presence of Mold
Mizuno USA Inc. Recalls Baseball and Softball Gloves Due to Presence of Mold
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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Mizuno Supreme Series and Ballpark Pro baseball and softball gloves
Units: About 131,000
Importer: Mizuno USA Inc., of Norcross, Ga.
Hazard: Some gloves were found to contain a variety of molds that could cause respiratory or other infections in individuals with chronic health problems, or in individuals who have impaired immune systems.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled items are leather Mizuno baseball and softball gloves. The gloves have a sewn-in white label on the heel of the glove with the words "Made in Vietnam" and the model number. Supreme Series gloves affected are further identified by the date code imprinted on the heel of the glove near the thumb opening. The following models are affected by this recall:
Model
Description
Date Code
GSP1251TG
The glove is dark brown on the top and palm sides with a yellow wrist strap. The words "SUPREME SERIES" are stamped into the palm of the gloves.
SV0910, SV1110, SV1210, SV0111, SV0311
GSP1300T
The glove is light tan on the top and palm sides with a dark brown wrist strap and dark brown bindings. The words "SUPREME SERIES" are printed in dark brown on the palm of the gloves.
SV0310
GSP1401TG
The glove is dark tan on the top and palm sides with a brown wrist strap and dark brown bindings. The words "SUPREME SERIES" are printed in dark brown on the palm of the gloves.
SV0610, SV0910, SV1010, SV1110, SV0111, SV0311
MMX122P
The glove is dark brown on the top and palm sides with a dark brown wrist strap and dark brown bindings. The words "BALLPARK PRO" are printed in gold on the palm of the gloves.
N/A
MMX115PWM
The glove is tan on the top and palm sides with a light tan wrist strap and dark brown bindings. The words "BALLPARK PRO" are printed in dark brown on the palm of the gloves.
N/A
MMX130
The glove is tan on the top with dark brown palm and webbing and tan wrist strap and bindings. The words "BALLPARK PRO" are printed in gold on the palm of the gloves.
N/A
Sold at: Walmart and Target stores nationwide from April 2010 through May 2011 for between $24 and $60.
Manufactured in: Vietnam
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the gloves and contact Mizuno USA to receive a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Mizuno USA Inc. at (800) 451-7913 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11271.html
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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Mizuno Supreme Series and Ballpark Pro baseball and softball gloves
Units: About 131,000
Importer: Mizuno USA Inc., of Norcross, Ga.
Hazard: Some gloves were found to contain a variety of molds that could cause respiratory or other infections in individuals with chronic health problems, or in individuals who have impaired immune systems.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled items are leather Mizuno baseball and softball gloves. The gloves have a sewn-in white label on the heel of the glove with the words "Made in Vietnam" and the model number. Supreme Series gloves affected are further identified by the date code imprinted on the heel of the glove near the thumb opening. The following models are affected by this recall:
Model
Description
Date Code
GSP1251TG
The glove is dark brown on the top and palm sides with a yellow wrist strap. The words "SUPREME SERIES" are stamped into the palm of the gloves.
SV0910, SV1110, SV1210, SV0111, SV0311
GSP1300T
The glove is light tan on the top and palm sides with a dark brown wrist strap and dark brown bindings. The words "SUPREME SERIES" are printed in dark brown on the palm of the gloves.
SV0310
GSP1401TG
The glove is dark tan on the top and palm sides with a brown wrist strap and dark brown bindings. The words "SUPREME SERIES" are printed in dark brown on the palm of the gloves.
SV0610, SV0910, SV1010, SV1110, SV0111, SV0311
MMX122P
The glove is dark brown on the top and palm sides with a dark brown wrist strap and dark brown bindings. The words "BALLPARK PRO" are printed in gold on the palm of the gloves.
N/A
MMX115PWM
The glove is tan on the top and palm sides with a light tan wrist strap and dark brown bindings. The words "BALLPARK PRO" are printed in dark brown on the palm of the gloves.
N/A
MMX130
The glove is tan on the top with dark brown palm and webbing and tan wrist strap and bindings. The words "BALLPARK PRO" are printed in gold on the palm of the gloves.
N/A
Sold at: Walmart and Target stores nationwide from April 2010 through May 2011 for between $24 and $60.
Manufactured in: Vietnam
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the gloves and contact Mizuno USA to receive a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Mizuno USA Inc. at (800) 451-7913 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11271.html
Copyright 2011 DunRite Playgrounds
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