Sunday, May 29, 2011

Health News from Medical News Today: Pool Drain Covers May Trap Swimmers - Over 50,000 Units Recalled

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Pool Drain Covers May Trap Swimmers - Over 50,000 Units Recalled
29 May 2011, 10:00 pm

Approximately 50,850 pool drain covers have been recalled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Waterway Plastics, of Oxnard, California, because of a potential entrapment hazard to swimmers. The CPSC says the listed recalled products should stop being used immediately. The government agency added that reselling these products, or trying to resell them is illegal. Apparently, the recalled products were rated incorrectly regarding the handling of the flow of water through them. There is a real risk that swimmers and bathers could get sucked in and stuck in them...


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