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    Mutsy USA Recalls EVO Strollers Due to Strangulation Hazard

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should stop using this product, which is being recalled voluntarily, unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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    Recall Summary
    Name of product: EVO strollers
    Hazard: The opening between the grab bar and seat bottom of the stroller can allow an infant's body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck, posing a strangulation hazard to young children when a child is not harnessed.
    Remedy: Consumers should stop using the strollers immediately and contact Mutsy USA to receive a free replacement seat unit and grab bar.
    Consumer Contact: Contact Mutsy USA toll-free at (877) 546-9230 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, e-mail at usa@mutsy.nl, or visit the firm's website at www.mutsy.com for recall information.
    Photos are available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Mutsy-USA-Recalls-EVO-Strollers-Due-to-Strangulation-Hazard

    Recall Details
    Units: About 340
    Description: This recall includes EVO strollers manufactured between February 2012 (01.02.12) and November 2012 (30.11.12) with the following model numbers: MT12-03, MT12-11, MT12-14, MT12-31, MT12-34, MT12-37, MT12-39, MT12-42, MT12-43 and MT12-48. The model number and date code can be found underneath the stroller seat on a white sticker.  The strollers have black or silver-colored metal frames with brown, navy blue, black, or white seats.  "EVO" is printed on the lower back frame of the stroller.
    Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
    Sold at: Juvenile product stores nationwide and websites including www.amazon.com between April 2012 and December 2012 for about $400.
    Importer: Mutsy USA Inc., of Newark, N.J.
    Manufacturer:
    Mutsy BV., of Goirle, Netherlands
    Manufactured in:
    China

    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov.

    Media Contact
    Please use the phone numbers below for all media requests.
    Phone: (301) 504-7908
    Spanish: (301) 504-7800

    CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
    Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:
    800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
    Times: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime
    Call to get product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products.

    CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products—such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals—contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

    Under federal law, it is illegal to attempt to sell or resell this or any other recalled product.

    To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, go online to: SaferProducts.gov, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing and speech impaired.  Consumers can obtain this news release and product safety information at www.cpsc.gov.  To join a free e-mail subscription list, please go to http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Subscribe/.

    SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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