Lands' End

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	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
	August 16, 2006 Lands’ End Children’s Light-Up Backpacks Recalled for Overheating The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of product: Cool Blue Backpacks Units: About 400 Importer: Lands’ End, of Dodgeville, Wis. Hazard: The backpack’s battery pack can overheat causing the battery case to melt, presenting a burn hazard if touched. Incidents/Injuries: Lands’ End has not received any reports of injuries or incidents. The hazard was discovered during internal product review. Description: This recall involves children’s Cool Blue backpacks with lights and reflective trim. The backpacks were sold in seven colors: dark blue, light blue, orange, red, green, maroon and purple. Style number 175732 is printed on a label attached to the left side of the main compartment. Backpacks sold after July 19, 2006 are not included in this recall. Sold through: Lands’ End catalog and Web site at www.landsend.com during July 2006 for about $80. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should stop using these backpacks immediately. Consumers with the affected backpacks are being sent a replacement backpack and battery pack with instructions to return the original product. Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers can contact Lands’ End at (800) 200-6212 anytime.
	The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years. 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 www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

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