September 18, 2008
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.
Name of Product: MacGregor Folding Soccer Goals, Mitre Folding Soccer Goals
Units:About 190,000 units
Importer / Distributor:Regent Sports Corporation, of Hauppauge, N.Y.
Manufacturer:Manufactured in China
Hazard:
The
fixed knot flexible openings in the soccer goal net can pose a head and neck
entrapment or strangulation hazard to young children.
The
fixed knot flexible openings in the soccer goal net can pose a head and neck
entrapment or strangulation hazard to young children.
Incidents / Injuries:
Regent Sports and CPSC have received two reports of head entanglement, including the strangulation death of a 20-month-old child who was found with his arm and neck tangled in the soccer goal net.
Description: Both
soccer goals have a foldable white frame with a white net that is
attached by Velcro strips. When upright, the MacGregor goal measures 6
feet wide by 3 feet high and the Mitre net measures 8 feet wide by 6
feet high. Each has a recalled net with squares measuring 5 inches on
each side. The MacGregor soccer goal has model number 97236 printed on
the assembly instructions and UPC code number 029807972365 printed on
the net’s packaging. The Mitre soccer goal has model number 89186
printed on the assembly instructions and UPC code number 029807891864
printed on the net’s packaging. Nets manufactured after April 2007 with
4 inch by 4 inch square openings are not included in the recall.
Sold at:
Wal-Mart,
Ace Hardware and sports and toy stores nationwide from May 2002 through May
2008 for $26.
Manufactured in:China
Remedy:
Consumers
should stop using the recalled soccer goal nets immediately and return them to
Regent Sports to receive a free replacement net.
Consumer Contact:
For additional information, contact Regent Sports at (877) 516-9707 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
To see photographs of the recalled products go the CSPC's website.
