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Consumer product recall

Archived – Ellaroo Ring Sling Baby Carriers

Starting date:
March 1, 2008
Posting date:
March 1, 2008
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Childrens' Products, Miscellaneous, Affects children, pregnant or breast feeding women
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety, Physical Hazard
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-500001654

Affected products

Ellaroo Ring Sling Baby Carriers

Product description

This recall includes Ellaroo Ring Sling baby carriers with style numbers 2101 and 2102 printed on the outside of the product box. The Ellaroo Ring Sling has a fabric carrier with two aluminum rings that is worn by the user to carry an infant up to 35 pounds. The carriers are sold in mahogany, mango stone, brasilia and malay colour prints. Only sling carriers with lot numbers 03/07 and 07/04 printed on a label, under the size label, inside the Ring Sling are included in the recall.

Hazard identified

The aluminum rings on the sling carriers can bend or break. This can cause the fabric to slip through the rings and infants to fall out of the carrier.

Number sold

About 147 units sold.

Time period sold

From June 2007 through February 2008

Place of origin

Manufactured in India

Companies

Manufacturer
Ellaroo LLC
McKinney
Texas
UNITED STATES
Tel: 1-469-952-2224

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the sling carriers.

Contact Ellaroo for instructions on returning the carriers for a repair or replacement Ring Sling.

For additional information, contact Ellaroo at 1-469-952-2224 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site.