FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 1997
Release # 98-037
Company Phone Number: (800) 242-1922 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063
CPSC, MTS Products Inc. Announce Recall of Infant Carriers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), MTS Products Inc. of Santa
Clarita, Calif., is recalling over 18,200 J. Mason infant
carriers. The carrier's handle can break causing the carrier
to fall. Infants can be injured from the fall.
CPSC and MTS have received seven reports of handles
breaking, resulting in infants sustaining bruises, scratches
and cuts.
The white plastic infant carrier comes with a fabric
seat pad and matching removable sun shade canopy. The fabric
comes in the following designs: 1) multicolored fabric
(pink, blue, white and green) with a geometric pattern 2)
light blue fabric with white squiggly lines, or 3) light
blue fabric with pink and purple patterns. "J. MASON" is
imprinted on the handle, which can be used to convert the
carrier to a rocking or feeding position. "MADE IN U.S.A."
is imprinted on the bottom of the carrier and there is a red
sticker on the bottom of the carrier that reads, "Warning Do
Not Use As A Car Seat." The products are packaged in
cardboard boxes with the following UPC codes:
0-26669-08249-2, 0-26669-08252-2 or 0-26669-08253-9.
Kmart, Rose and State Enterprises stores nationwide
sold the infant carriers from April 1996 through August 1997
for about $20.
Consumers should stop using these infant carriers
immediately and call MTS at (800) 242-1922 between 8:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m. PST Monday through Friday to receive a
free replacement infant carrier.