WASHINGTON, Mar 11, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission announced a recall of approximately 1,200 Ellaroo-brand sling baby
carriers because of a safety hazard.
The CPSC said aluminum rings on the Indian-made carriers, imported by Ellaroo
LLC of McKinney, Texas, can bend or break, causing the fabric to slip through
the rings, potentially allowing infants to fall to the ground.
The recall includes Ellaroo Ring Sling baby carriers with item numbers 2101 and
2102 printed on the outside of the product box. The slings have a fabric carrier
with two aluminum rings worn by the user to carry an infant up to 35 pounds. The
carriers are sold in mahogany, mango stone, brasilia and malay color prints. The
CPSC said 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.
The recalled slings were sold nationwide and online from June 2007 through last
month for about $100.
Consumers can contact Ellaroo at 800-483-4902 for instructions on returning the
carriers for a repair or replacement Ring Sling.
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