Product Recalls

7.24.2008

Reebok International Ltd. Recalls Exercise Cycles Due to Laceration Hazard

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 consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of product: Reebok Studio Exercise Cycles
Units: About 20,000
Manufacturer: Fitness Associates Incorporated (F.A.I.), under license from Reebok International Ltd., of Canton, Mass. Note: F.A.I. is no longer in business.
Hazard: The alloy cranks on the exercise cycles can break during use, posing a laceration and abrasion hazard to users.
Incidents/Injuries: Reebok International Ltd. has received five reports of cranks breaking and causing lacerations. Three consumers required stitches. 
Description: The Reebok Studio Cycle is an upright exercise bike used primarily in fitness centers and other institutional settings. The recalled bicycle is black with silver cranks. The unit has an internal belt drive. The base of the bicycle is a single piece that is welded to the frame. The legs are two straight horizontal bars with rounded edges. There is a logo located on the side of the exercise cycle that shows a person riding a bicycle.
Sold by: F.A.I. to health clubs and specialty fitness dealers nationwide from 1997 through 2000. The bicycles were not sold directly to consumers.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled Studio Cycle immediately, and owners should contact Reebok International Ltd. to receive a discount on a model currently made by a licensee of Reebok.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Reebok International Ltd. at (800) 382-3823 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.reebok.com. 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

Reebok International Ltd. Procède à un rappel de bicyclettes stationnaires en raison de risques de lacération

L’entreprise indiquée ci-dessous annonce aujourd’hui le rappel sur une base volontaire du produit de consommation suivant. Les consommateurs sont invités à cesser d’utiliser le produit de consommation qui fait l’objet du rappel immédiatement à moins de directives contraires.

Nom du produit : Bicyclettes stationnaires d’intérieur Reebok Studio Exercise Cycles
Nombre de produits touchés : environ 20 000
Manufacturier : Fitness Associates Incorporated (F.A.I.), en vertu d’une autorisation de Reebok International Ltd., sise à Canton, État du Massachusetts. Remarque : F.A.I. a cessé ses activités.
Risques associés au produit : Les manivelles en alliage du pédalier de ces bicyclettes stationnaires peuvent se rompre lors de l’utilisation; elles représentent des risques de lacération et d’écorchures pour l’utilisateur.
Types d’incidents / de blessures : Reebok International Ltd. a reçu cinq déclarations de bris de manivelles causant des lacérations. Trois consommateurs ont dû recevoir des points de suture.
Description : La bicyclette stationnaire d’intérieur Reebok Studio Cycle est une bicyclette stationnaire verticale utilisée principalement dans les centres de culture physique, ainsi que dans d’autres milieux institutionnels. La bicyclette faisant l’objet du rappel est de couleur noire; les manivelles sont argentées. Cette bicyclette possède un mécanisme interne d’entraînement par courroie. Elle repose sur une base formée d’une seule pièce soudée au cadre. Deux barres droites horizontales aux extrémités arrondies constituent les pattes. Le logo placé sur le côté de la bicyclette comporte l’image d’une personne à vélo.
Fournisseur : F.A.I. a fourni les bicyclettes directement aux centres de culture physique et aux distributeurs de matériel spécialisé d’entraînement physique aux États-Unis et au Canada, entre les années 1997 à 2000 inclusivement. Les bicyclettes n’ont pas fait l’objet de vente directe aux consommateurs.
Pays de fabrication : États-Unis
Mesures à prendre : Les consommateurs doivent immédiatement cesser d’utiliser la bicyclette stationnaire d’intérieur Studio Cycle et communiquer avec Reebok International Ltd. afin d’obtenir un rabais sur un modèle actuellement fabriqué par un détenteur d’une autorisation de Reebok.
Personne-ressource : Pour obtenir d’autres renseignements, appeler Reebok International Ltd. du lundi au vendredi inclusivement, entre 8h00 et 16h30 HNC, au numéro sans frais 800-382-3823, ou visiter le site web de l’entreprise à l’adresse www.reebok.com. 

Information to Identify the Recalled Model

The recalled product is an upright exercise cycle used primarily in fitness centers. It was sold by Fitness Associates, Inc., a licensee of Reebok, to health clubs and other institutions in the U.S. and Canada from 1997 through 2000. The model covered by the Recall has certain unique characteristics. Only cycles that have all these characteristics are covered by the Recall. There are six of them. The unique characteristics are: 1) the cranks are silver in color; 2) the unit has an internal belt drive; 3) the base is a single piece that is welded, not bolted to the cycle; 4) there are two straight horizontal bars connecting the base of the cycle and the edges of these bars are rounded; 5) there is a logo on the cross-bar on the lower half of the cycle that shows a person riding a cycle; and 6) the frame has a crinkle coat finish, not a smooth finish. Please confirm that your unit has all of these features since there are other models of Reebok Studio Cycles that are not covered by this Recall. You should also compare your unit with the picture of the affected model on the Reebok website.

If you have determined that your product is part of this Recall, you should immediately stop using the cycle.

How to Receive a Discount on a New Reebok Tomahawk Series S Cycle

Reebok is offering a discount on a new Reebok Tomahawk Series S cycle. Specifically, Reebok will give you the opportunity to purchase, for each Reebok Studio cycle 9800 that you own, a new Reebok Tomahawk Series S cycle for a price of $750, plus shipping and duties.

If you are interested in obtaining a new Reebok Tomahawk Series S cycle, please send to Reebok, a photograph of your studio cycle(s) and the following information: your name and the name of your health club, your address and phone number, and the number of Reebok Studio cycles you own. The information and photo should be sent to Reebok International Ltd, 1895 J.W. Foster Blvd., Canton MA 02021, Attention: Suzanne Jacober or emailed to suzanne.jacober@eebok.com. Alternatively, you can call the Reebok Recall Hotline toll-free at 800-382-3823.

You will then be contacted by Reebok to obtain further information about the Reebok Tomahawk Series S cycle and to review the procedure for ordering a new cycle at the discounted price.

04.19.2006

A Message to Our Consumers: Progress Report on Product Recall

Dear Reebok Consumer,

On March 23, 2006, Reebok began a voluntary recall of approximately 510,000 heart-shaped charm bracelets that were manufactured in China and distributed worldwide beginning in May 2004. These bracelets were given to consumers as a “Gift with Purchase” with certain styles of Reebok girl’s shoes.

Since the announcement, the recall has been executed in more than 25 countries in North America, South America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere. The vast majority of the shipments – approximately 485,000 – went to retailers in the United States and Europe. We continue to ask consumers who may have these bracelets in their homes to discard them immediately.

As part of this massive recall, Reebok has worked cooperatively with regulators and officials in every global market to reach consumers through a variety of means that differ by region, including news releases, media reports, toll-free telephone lines, web sites, in-store posters, and/or paid advertisements. Reebok has also contacted its retail partners worldwide, as well as most independent sellers, to make sure they are aware of the recall and the appropriate recall procedures.

Efforts have been made to contact consumers who may have obtained these bracelets as part of purchases made on our web site. The company also has deployed staff in key markets to ensure that the bracelets are no longer available at retail stores.

In the coming weeks, Reebok will make additional efforts to reach U.S. consumers by distributing recall posters for placement in emergency rooms and medical clinics, and through an informational mailing to approximately 35,000 pediatricians.

We thank our customers and our consumers for their patience and support during this massive voluntary recall. As a result of this incident, Reebok is conducting a comprehensive review of our quality control programs. The findings of this review will determine what, if any, additional safety measures need to be incorporated into our operations in the future.

You can access information and color photos of the recalled products on the CPSC web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06119.html.

03.23.2006

Reebok Recalls Bracelet Linked to Child’s Lead Poisoning Death

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 consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of product: Reebok Heart-Shaped Charm Bracelets
Units: About 300,000
Manufacturer/Importer: Reebok International Ltd., of Canton, Mass.
Hazard: The recalled jewelry contains high levels of lead, posing a risk of lead poisoning and adverse health effects to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Reebok has received a report of a death caused by lead poisoning of a 4-year-old child from Minneapolis, Minn. The child reportedly swallowed a piece from one of these bracelets.
Description: The recall involves an 8-inch long metal bracelet with a heart-shaped charm. The name “Reebok” is engraved on the one side of the charm. The charm bracelet was provided as a free gift with the purchase of various styles of children’s footwear.
Sold at: Major shoe stores nationwide from May 2004 through March 2006. The manufacturer’s retail price of the shoes ranged between $33 and $50.
Manufactured in: China.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the charm bracelets away from children and dispose of the entire bracelet. 
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Reebok at (800) 994-6260 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit Reebok’s Web site at www.reebok.com.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

Statement From President & CEO Paul Harrington Regarding Product Recall

The entire Reebok family is saddened by the tragic death of a four-year-old child from Minnesota, whose reported cause of death was lead poisoning, and who was found to have ingested a trinket with our name on it.

Personally as parents, and professionally as a brand committed to human rights and a healthy, active lifestyle for adults and youth, we extend our deepest sympathies to the child’s family. We recognize that Reebok has an unequivocal responsibility to publicly address this tragedy and to work very hard to ensure that what might have contributed to this death never happens again.
As President and CEO of the Reebok Brand, and the father of three young children, I am deeply saddened and greatly concerned. The day we were notified that there might have been a connection between Reebok and this death we aggressively began our recall process. This process was further escalated when Reebok voluntarily requested that the CPSC put this recall on the “fast track,” so that we could move quickly. Reebok is also conducting a comprehensive review of our quality control programs and the findings of this review will determine what, if any, additional safety measures need to be incorporated into our operations.

Reebok is cooperating fully with appropriate regulators, and working hard to fully understand what happened, how it happened, why it happened and – most importantly – how we can immediately take steps to prevent it from happening again.

We are looking into every aspect of our operation to gather all relevant information so that a comprehensive investigation can be successfully and timely concluded.

I want to assure all of our consumers and our retailers that I will do everything in my power to ensure that no other family, no other child, suffers from a similar tragedy.

Paul Harrington
President and Chief Executive Officer
Reebok International Ltd.

Media Contact:
Denise Kaigler
Head of Global Public Relations & Communications
781-401-7869
denise.kaigler@reebok.com

06.21.2006

Adjmi Apparel Group Recalls Reebok Children’s Windsuits for Choking Hazard

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 consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of product: Reebok Children’s Windsuit
Units: About 55,000
Manufacturer: Adjmi Apparel Group, of New York, N.Y. (Adjmi is an authorized licensee of children’s apparel products of Reebok International Ltd., of Canton, Mass.)
Hazard: The Reebok logo appliqué on the clear rubber zipper pull on the jacket can detach, posing a choking or aspiration hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Reebok has received one report of a child that began to choke from a detached Reebok logo appliqué. No injuries have been reported.
Description and Models:The recalled Reebok children’s windsuits are full-zip boys polyester jacket and pants sets with a cotton lining and the name “Reebok” and/or Reebok’s Vector logo embroidered on the chest of the jacket. The suits were sold in eight different color combinations: orange/navy, light blue/royal blue, red/navy, yellow/gunmetal, yellow/navy, blue/navy, green/navy and red/black.
Sold exclusively: Mervyns and Toys “R” Us/Babies “R” Us nationwide from December 2005 through May 2006. The suits were priced by size including: newborn/infant about $18, toddler between $22 and $28 and ages 4 to 7 about $24.
Manufactured in: Bangladesh.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled product away from young children. Consumers have a choice of either (1) returning the recalled suit in exchange for receiving a free replacement suit or (2) cutting off and discarding the clear rubber zipper pull and continuing to use the original suit. 
Consumer Contact: For additional information or to receive instructions on receiving a replacement product, contact Adjmi at (800) 873-5570 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Recall Instructions
Please click here for instructions on how to return your product for a replacement product.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

10.06.2005

CPSC, Adjmi Apparel Group Announce Recall of Reebok Children's Fleece Pullover/Pant Sets

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 consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.)

Name of product: Reebok Children's Fleece Quarter-Zip Pullover/Pant Sets
Units: About 61,000
Manufacturer/Importer: Adjmi Apparel Group, of New York, N.Y. (Adjmi is an authorized licensee of children's apparel products of Reebok, of Canton, Mass.)
Hazard: The zipper slider and pull on the fleece pullovers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Reebok has received two reports from consumers of zipper sliders/pulls that have detached. No injuries have been reported.
Description: Only Rebook fleece pullover/pant sets with navy blue quarter-zip zippers are being recalled. The fleece pullover/pant sets were sold in navy blue/red and navy blue/pink in sizes up to children's size 7. "Reebok" is printed across the front of the pullover. The pullovers have a hood that can be folded under the collar. Some of the recalled pullovers were sold with matching mittens. The style numbers were printed on the store tag only and end in: 1816, 2816, 3816, 1816N, 2816N, 1814, 2814, 4814, and 5814.
Sold at: Sold exclusively at Gordmans, Mervyns, JC Penney, Kohl's, The Bon, Fred Meyer, Ross, DD's, Edisons, Macy's, AJ Wright, and Reebok Corporate Headquarters retail store in Canton, Mass. from September 2004 through February 2005 for between $17 and $36.
Manufactured in: Taiwan and China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled product away from young children and contact Adjmi to receive a replacement product. 

Consumer Contact: For more information or to receive instructions on receiving a replacement product, contact Adjmi at (800) 873-5570 9am to 5pm ET, or visit http://www.reebok.com/.

Recall Instructions
Please click here for instructions on how to return your product for a replacement product.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.