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----- Original Message -----
From: "Xiuxian Chen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 3:08 PM
Subject: News From CPSC - Three Recalls & One Press Release


> For Immediate Release     I-Tech Recall Hotline: (800) 361-5595
> October 10, 2000          CPSC Contact: Kim Dulic
> Release # 01-007          (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1183
>
>
> CPSC,  I-Tech Sport Products Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Hockey Face
> Guards
>
>
> WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
> Commission (CPSC), I-Tech Sport Products Inc., of Montreal, Canada, is
> voluntarily recalling about 1,000 hockey face guards for replacement.
> These face guards, which attach to helmets, can become dislodged on
> impact causing them to fall off, leaving the user's face exposed to
> possible injury.
>
> I-Tech has received one report of a hockey face guard becoming
> dislodged. No injuries have been reported.
>
> Only face guards with "OPTECH System," written on the black side
> clips, which lock on the plastic eye shield, are part of this recall.
> "ITECH" is written at the top center of the plastic eye shield, on the
> chin guard and on the chin guard strap. The model number of the face
> guards, "FX.50," is written on the packaging.
>
> Sporting good stores nationwide sold these face guards from July
> 2000 through August 2000 for about $100.
>
> Consumers should stop using the recalled hockey face guards
> immediately. Consumers should take the recalled face guards back to the
> store where purchased for a free replacement, or they can contact I-Tech
> Sport Products Inc. to get a free replacement face guard sent to them.
> For more information, call I-Tech at (800) 361-5595 between 9 a.m. and 5
> p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
>
> Hockey face guards with "ITECH FX50" written on the black side
> clips are not part of this recall.
>
> To see a picture of the recalled product(s) and/or to establish a link
> from your web site to this press release on CPSC's web site, link to the
> following address:
> http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml01/01007.html.
>
> The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from
> unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer
> products under the agency's jurisdiction. 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
> http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. For information on CPSC's fax-on-demand
> service, call the above numbers or visit the web site at
> http://cpsc.gov/about/who.html. To order a press release through
> fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine
> and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and
> recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.