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Target retira del mercado baúles de almacenamiento debido a peligro de estrangulación

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Recall Date:
May 20, 2010

Recall Details

Para Publicación Inmediata
20 de mayo del 2010
Publicación #10-239		 Línea urgente de la compañía: (800) 440-0680

WASHINGTON, D.C. - La U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Comisión para la Seguridad de los Productos de Consumo de Estados Unidos), en cooperación con la firma nombrada abajo, anunció hoy un retiro voluntario del mercado del siguiente producto de consumo. Los consumidores deben dejar de usar de inmediato los productos retirados del mercado a menos que haya instrucciones en contrario. Es ilegal el revender o intentar revender un producto de consumo que ha sido retirado del mercado.

Nombre del producto: Woven Storage Trunks

Unidades: Alrededor de 350,000

Importador: Target Corp., de Minneapolis, Minnesota

Peligro: La tapa del baúl puede caer repentinamente cuando se suelta, presentando peligro de estrangulación a niños pequeños que abren o introducen las manos o brazos dentro del baúl.

Incidentes/Lesiones: La CPSC recibió dos informes de lesiones que ocurrieron cuando las tapas de los baúles de almacenamiento cayeron repentinamente encima de niños, incluyendo un reporte de una niña de 18 meses que sufrió daño cerebral, según se informó, al caer la tapa del baúl en la parte posterior del cuello, sujetando su garganta contra el borde del baúl.

Descripción: El retiro del mercado involucra 14 diferentes modelos de los baúles de almacenamiento fabricados de ratán, abacá o hoja de banano con bisagras estándar. Miden más de 1.1 pies de largo, ancho y hondo, y se venden en color marrón o natural.

Vendidos exclusivamente en: Tiendas Target de todo el país y en la Web en http://www.target.com entre febrero de 2009 y abril de 2010 por entre $50 y $130.

Fabricados en: China y las Filipinas

Remedio: Los consumidores deben dejar de usar los baúles de almacenamiento retirados y devolverlos a cualquier tienda Target a fin de obtener un reembolso total o producto de reemplazo.

Contacto para el Consumidor: Para información adicional, póngase en contacto con Target al (800) 440-0680, entre las 7 a.m. y las 6 p.m. CT, de lunes a viernes, o visite el sitio Web de la compañía en www.target.com

Fotos disponibles en https://www.cpsc.gov



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