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since i service equipment i subscribe to the cpsc recall email system.
For Immediate Release Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 669-6394
November 12, 2002 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Release # 03-034 CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1183
CPSC, Eveready Battery Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Kidz Club Flashlights
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Eveready Battery Co. Inc., of St. Louis, Mo., is
voluntarily recalling about 24,000 Kidz Club flashlights, sold under its
Energizer brand. The flashlights can overheat and cause the batteries to
leak, posing a risk of burns to children.
Eveready has received three reports of the flashlights
overheating, including one report of a 4-year-old boy receiving a minor
burn to his hand.
The multicolored flashlights measure about 5.75 inches in length,
and are made with a metal barrel and a plastic head. They take "C"
batteries and have a rotating focusing head. The model number FC230KBP
appears only on the reverse side of the package. The words Energizer
Kidz Club appear on the head of the flashlight. "Made in China" is
written on the base.
Discount department and toy stores sold these flashlights
nationwide from April 2002 through October 2002 for about $6.
Consumers should take these flashlights away from children
immediately and remove the batteries. Consumers should contact Eveready
at (800) 669-6394 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday
for instructions on returning the flashlights and receiving a $12
refund. Consumers also can access the company's web site at
www.energizerflashlights.com
If the flashlight takes other than "C" batteries or does not have
a rotating focusing head, then the flashlight is not included in the
recall.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) and/or to establish
a link from your web site to this press release on CPSC's web
site, link to the following address:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03034.html. The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public
from unreasonable risks 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, call CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270,
or visit CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.
Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at
CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.
since i service equipment i subscribe to the cpsc recall email system.
For Immediate Release Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 669-6394
November 12, 2002 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Release # 03-034 CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1183
CPSC, Eveready Battery Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Kidz Club Flashlights
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Eveready Battery Co. Inc., of St. Louis, Mo., is
voluntarily recalling about 24,000 Kidz Club flashlights, sold under its
Energizer brand. The flashlights can overheat and cause the batteries to
leak, posing a risk of burns to children.
Eveready has received three reports of the flashlights
overheating, including one report of a 4-year-old boy receiving a minor
burn to his hand.
The multicolored flashlights measure about 5.75 inches in length,
and are made with a metal barrel and a plastic head. They take "C"
batteries and have a rotating focusing head. The model number FC230KBP
appears only on the reverse side of the package. The words Energizer
Kidz Club appear on the head of the flashlight. "Made in China" is
written on the base.
Discount department and toy stores sold these flashlights
nationwide from April 2002 through October 2002 for about $6.
Consumers should take these flashlights away from children
immediately and remove the batteries. Consumers should contact Eveready
at (800) 669-6394 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday
for instructions on returning the flashlights and receiving a $12
refund. Consumers also can access the company's web site at
www.energizerflashlights.com
If the flashlight takes other than "C" batteries or does not have
a rotating focusing head, then the flashlight is not included in the
recall.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) and/or to establish
a link from your web site to this press release on CPSC's web
site, link to the following address:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03034.html. The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public
from unreasonable risks 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, call CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270,
or visit CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.
Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at
CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.
