Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Ellaroo Recalls Infant Sling Carriers Due to Fall Hazard

Released: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 by CPSC

Mar

11

2008
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Ellaroo LLC, of McKinney, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 1,200 Ellaroo Ring Sling Baby Carrriers. The aluminum rings on the sling carriers can bend or break. This can cause the fabric to slip through the rings and infants to fall out of the carrier.

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Recall Details

Product

Ellaroo Ring Sling Baby Carrriers

Description

This recall includes Ellaroo Ring Sling baby carriers with item numbers 2101 and 2102 printed on the outside of the product box. The Ellaroo Ring Sling has a fabric carrier with two aluminum rings that is 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. 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.

Hazards

The aluminum rings on the sling carriers can bend or break. This can cause the fabric to slip through the rings and infants to fall out of the carrier.

Incidents

Ellaroo has received four reports of the rings bending and two reports of rings breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using the sling carriers and contact Ellaroo for instructions on returning the carriers for a repair or replacement Ring Sling.


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    • This type of baby sling seems slightly dangerous anyway. I feel much more safe carrying my 2-month-old in a Babybjorn carrier because the material is sturdy and it has leg and arm holes to keep her in position. I would be worried she could flip right out of a carrier like this.

    Megs commented on 3/19/2008