CYBEX Carrier Safety Recall

Name of product: CYBEX 2.GO Carrier

Units: About 1,035 in the US and 320 in Canada

Distributor: Regal Lager Inc., of Kennesaw, Ga.

Hazard:The shoulder strap slider buckles on the CYBEX 2.GO may break, creating a fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received two written reports from consumers where the shoulder strap buckle has broken.

Description: This recall involves the CYBEX 2.GO Carrier produced in July of 2009.

Sold at: Department and juvenile product stores nationwide between August 2009 and April 2010 for $99.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled carriers and contact Regal Lager. Consumers will be asked to cut up the existing carriers and return the slider buckles in a prepaid envelope provided by Regal Lager. Upon receipt of the buckles Regal Lager will ship a replacement version of the 2.GO Carrier.

Consumer Contact: Call Regal Lager Inc. at (866) 678-8940 or log on to the company’s Web site at www.regallager.com/recalls . Consumers can also email the firm at info@regallager.com.

Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at:www.hc-sc.gc.ca

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. 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.

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