Note: The firm has a new recall hotline phone number.
Detalles del retiro
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 749-2258 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Spine Align and Posture Perfect Ergonomic Office Chairs
Units: About 700
Manufacturer: MooreCo Inc., dba Balt & Best-Rite Manufacturing, of Temple, Texas.
Hazard: The legs of the chair can break, posing fall hazard to the user.
Incidents/Injuries: The company has received five reports of the legs of the chairs breaking, resulting in three minor injuries and in the aggravation of an existing back injury.
Description: This recall involves the Spine Align and the Posture Perfect Ergonomic Office Chairs with model numbers 34571 and 34556 respectively. The base of the chair is made of hard plastic and the chair has no marks or labels. Chairs bearing marks or labels are not included in this recall. The model number is found in the packaging.
Sold through: Catalogs and online by United Stationers, Staples, S.P. Richards, and W.B. Mason from December 2007 through October 2009 for between $320 and $650.
Manufactured in: South Korea
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled chairs immediately and contact MooreCo for a free repair or a replacement chair.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact MooreCo toll free at (800) 749-2258 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or visit the company's Web site at www.chairrecall.com
POSTURE PERFECT
SPINE ALIGN
Nota: Puede haber declaraciones individuales de los comisionados sobre este tema. Para buscar las declaraciones (en inglés) sobre este u otros temas visite www.cpsc.gov/commissioners.
La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de EE.UU. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC) se encarga de proteger al público contra riesgos irrazonables de lesión o muerte asociados al uso de miles de tipos de productos del consumidor. Muertes, lesiones y daños a la propiedad debido a incidentes con productos del consumidor le cuestan al país más de $1 billón de dólares al año. La labor de la CPSC ha contribuido a una disminución en el índice de lesiones asociadas a los productos del consumidor en los últimos 50 años.
La ley federal prohíbe a cualquier persona vender productos sujetos a un retiro del mercado ordenado por la Comisión o a un retiro del mercado llevado a cabo en consulta con la CPSC.
- Visite www.SeguridadConsumidor.gov.
- Reciba alertas electrónicas.
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- Llame a la línea de información al 800-638-2772 (teletipo 301-595-7054).
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- Contacto para los medios de comunicación.
