Press Release Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Press Release Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

http://biz./prnews/060119/neth010.html?.v=37

Mizuno USA, Inc. Recalls 'Gamer' Baseball Gloves Due to Chance of

Infection in At-Risk Consumers

Thursday January 19, 10:13 am ET

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. (To access color photos of the following

recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.)

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO )

Name of product: Mizuno " Gamer " Baseball Gloves

Units: About 12,800

Importer: Mizuno USA, Inc., of Norcross, Ga.

Hazard: These gloves could contain aspergillus mold. Such mold

usually does not affect healthy individuals, but could cause

respiratory or other infections in individuals with chronic health

problems or in individuals who have impaired immune systems.

Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall includes all Mizuno " Gamer " baseball gloves.

These gloves have the word " Gamer " printed on the palm of the gloves.

Sold at: Sporting goods stores nationwide from July 2005 through

October 2005 for about $80.

Manufactured in: Philippines

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the gloves and contact Mizuno

USA, Inc. for information on how to receive a free replacement

baseball glove.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Mizuno USA,

Inc., at (800) 966-1211 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday

through Friday.

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 http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.

Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's

Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.

Firm's Recall Hotline: +1-800-966-1211

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

[Guest guest]

This is a very interesting article. In fact this is the first time I

read anywhere that somebody admitted that a mass-produced product

other than food is contaminated with mold.

I have know this for years, since some of the worst contaminations

were introduced into my house by new soaps bought directly from a

supermarket or even pharmacy. There is a lot of information about such

products regarding MCS and how people can't stand the smell, but I

can't remember reading about mold in them.

The only thing they didn't quite honestly explain here was how to

remediate the problem. For extremely sensitive people like myself, if

an object is very moldy, only stopping using it won't solve the problem.

KC, do you have more URL's to articles such as this one? It would be

very useful for me to show them to some people!

Branislav

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wrote:

>

> Press Release Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

> http://biz./prnews/060119/neth010.html?.v=37

>

> Mizuno USA, Inc. Recalls 'Gamer' Baseball Gloves Due to Chance of

> Infection in At-Risk Consumers

> Thursday January 19, 10:13 am ET

>

>

> WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. (To access color photos of the following

> recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.)

>

> (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO )

>

> Name of product: Mizuno " Gamer " Baseball Gloves

> Units: About 12,800

> Importer: Mizuno USA, Inc., of Norcross, Ga.

> Hazard: These gloves could contain aspergillus mold. Such mold

> usually does not affect healthy individuals, but could cause

> respiratory or other infections in individuals with chronic health

> problems or in individuals who have impaired immune systems.

>

> Injuries: None reported.

>

> Description: The recall includes all Mizuno " Gamer " baseball gloves.

> These gloves have the word " Gamer " printed on the palm of the gloves.

>

> Sold at: Sporting goods stores nationwide from July 2005 through

> October 2005 for about $80.

>

> Manufactured in: Philippines

>

> Remedy: Consumers should stop using the gloves and contact Mizuno

> USA, Inc. for information on how to receive a free replacement

> baseball glove.

>

> Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Mizuno USA,

> Inc., at (800) 966-1211 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday

> through Friday.

>

> 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 http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.

> Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's

> Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.

>

> Firm's Recall Hotline: +1-800-966-1211

>

> CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------------------------------------------

> -----------

> Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

>

[Guest guest]

Branislav,

Thats all I have on products.I don't save the URL's just post it as

I recieve them.

KC

> >

> > Press Release Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

> > http://biz./prnews/060119/neth010.html?.v=37

> >

> > Mizuno USA, Inc. Recalls 'Gamer' Baseball Gloves Due to Chance

of

> > Infection in At-Risk Consumers

> > Thursday January 19, 10:13 am ET

> >

> >

> > WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. (To access color photos of the following

> > recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.)

> >

> > (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-

bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO )

> >

> > Name of product: Mizuno " Gamer " Baseball Gloves

> > Units: About 12,800

> > Importer: Mizuno USA, Inc., of Norcross, Ga.

> > Hazard: These gloves could contain aspergillus mold. Such mold

> > usually does not affect healthy individuals, but could cause

> > respiratory or other infections in individuals with chronic

health

> > problems or in individuals who have impaired immune systems.

> >

> > Injuries: None reported.

> >

> > Description: The recall includes all Mizuno " Gamer " baseball

gloves.

> > These gloves have the word " Gamer " printed on the palm of the

gloves.

> >

> > Sold at: Sporting goods stores nationwide from July 2005 through

> > October 2005 for about $80.

> >

> > Manufactured in: Philippines

> >

> > Remedy: Consumers should stop using the gloves and contact

Mizuno

> > USA, Inc. for information on how to receive a free replacement

> > baseball glove.

> >

> > Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Mizuno

USA,

> > Inc., at (800) 966-1211 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET

Monday

> > through Friday.

> >

> > 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

http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.

> > Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at

CPSC's

> > Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.

> >

> > Firm's Recall Hotline: +1-800-966-1211

> >

> > CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

> >

> >

> >

> >

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> > Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

> >

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