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