News from CPSC: 1 Recall Announced Today

 

-----------NEWS from CPSC-----------
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Communications
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814
www.cpsc.gov

1. MZB Recalls Children’s Watches Due to Risk of Skin Irritation

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/MZB-Recalls-Childrens-Watches/

 

****************************************************************************************************************

Recall Date:  August 5, 2015

Recall Number:  15-207   

              

MZB Recalls Children’s Watches Due to Risk of Skin Irritation

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/MZB-Recalls-Childrens-Watches/

 

Recall Summary 

 

Name of Product: MZB Children’s “Light Up” Watches

 

Hazard: The case-back of the watch can detach and expose the interior to water, posing a risk of skin irritation, redness, rashes or chemical burns.

 

Remedy: Refund

Consumers should immediately take the recalled watches away from children and contact MZB for a refund.

 

Consumer Contact: MZB toll free at (888) 770-7085 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.mzb.com and click on Product Safety Notice tab at the top of the homepage for more information.

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/MZB-Recalls-Childrens-Watches/

 

 

Recall Details

 

Units: About 1.9 million (in addition, 58,000 were sold in Canada)

 

Description: This recall involves 303 styles of “Light Up” watches that are identified by style number. A complete list of the serial numbers is listed on the firm’s website http://www.regcen.com/lightupwatches/SkuList.The watches have a flexible plastic wristband sold in multiple colors including pink, pink with white snowflakes, green, blue and navy blue. “MZB” and the style number are printed on the case-back of the watches.

 

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 11 reports of skin irritations or chemical burns. Six of these consumers have required medical treatment.

Sold at: Kmart, Kohl’s, Walmart and other retailers nationwide from October 2012 through June 2015 for between $5 and $20.

Importer: MZB, of Long Island City, N.Y.

 

Manufactured in: China

 

Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2015/54404r-eng.php

 

 

*************************************************************************************************************************

 

 

 

********************************************************

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to a product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov.

 

Media Contact

Please use the phone numbers below for all media requests.

Phone: (301) 504-7908

Spanish: (301) 504-7800

 

CPSC Consumer Information Hotline

Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:

800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)

Times: 8 a.m. � 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime

Call to get product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products.

-----------------------------

You are currently subscribed to the e-mail list "recalls" as: filter@clubhouseb.com

To unsubscribe, please do one of the following:
(1) go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx and use the on-line form or
(2) send a blank email to leave-3021066-722517.ab849b11e0910fe06f56217347f10a65@list.cpsc.gov

You can also go to http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Subscribe/ to change your
subscription, or unsubscribe an old address and subscribe a new one.

This message is from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (www.cpsc.gov),
an independent federal regulatory agency, located at 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814  Toll-free hotline: (800) 638-2772.