Baby floats recall

July 4, 12:09 AMUS Headlines ExaminerCharisse Van Horn

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Aqua-Leisure Industries has issued a baby floats recall due to a drowning hazard. The products are called Inflatable Baby Floats and Aqua-Leisure Industries located in Avon, Massachusetts, manufactured them. There were approximately 4 million units distributed across the nation. The floats are available in a wide array of sizes and styles. They are being recalled due to a leg strap that is located at the bottom of the seat of the float. The strap can become loose and tear. This causes children to unexpectedly slip or fall out of the baby float and into the water. At the time the baby float recall was issued, there were 31 reports of the leg straps breaking and babies falling through. No injuries or deaths have been reported. However, due to the potential risk of drowning, the floats are being recalled. If you have one of the floats in your possession, you are advised to stop using it immediately.

You can identify the model number of the recalled baby floats on the packaging materials that the float came in. You can also find the date of the float imprinted or molded inot the product’s valves. The products being recalled are as follows:
 

Picture	Name	Model Numbers	Description
	Baby & Me Combo	ET-9105	Yellow figure-8-shaped inflatable float with turquoise vinyl seat bucket and seat back, plastic ring-and-bar toy.
	Deluxe Baby Boat	ET-9110 ET-9110EU ET-9110KM ET-9110SU ET-9110WG ET-9110WM ET-9110WMUS LT-9110L	Yellow boat-shaped inflatable float with turquoise plastic handles and turquoise vinyl seat bucket and seat back.
	Deluxe Toddler Racer	ET-9215 ET-9215DG ET-9125DOL ET-9215SU LT-9215L	Yellow boat-shaped inflatable float with turquoise plastic handles and steering wheel and turquoise vinyl seat bucket and yellow seat back.
	Cozy Crab Sunshade Float/Crabby Baby Boat	SA-3223 SA-3223/24 SA-3223/24-1B SA-3223/24-2A SA-3223/24TG SA-3223/24WM SA-3223AU SA-3223KR SA-3223LD	Red crab-shaped inflatable float with red vinyl seat bucket and yellow inflatable adjustable sunshade.
	Ticklish Turtle Sunshade Float/Baby Boat	SA-3224 SA-3224AU SA-3224KR SA-3224LD SA-3224WM	Yellow and green turtle-shaped inflatable float with green vinyl seat bucket and green inflatable adjustable sunshade.
	Toddler Race Boat	SA-3225	Automobile décor and yellow boat-shaped inflatable float with green plastic handles and steering wheel and green vinyl seat bucket.
	Aquarium Baby Float	LD-3236 SA-3236	Yellow and purple inflatable float with yellow-background aquarium décor and purple vinyl seat bucket and seat back.
	Baby Adjustable Sunshade Boat Adjustable Canopy Sunshade Float Child’s Baby Boat w/ Canopy	SA-3240 LD-3242 LT-3242L SA-3242 SA-3242/43-1A SA-3242/43TG SA-3242AU SA-3242WM SA-3242WM TG-3242	Blue and white inflatable float with crab-and-beach décor, blue and white inflatable canopy and white plastic handle, blue seat bucket.
	Sunshade Wave Rider Float Child’s Wave Rider	LT-3243L SA-3243 SA-3243DOL SA-3243WM SA-3243WM	White inflatable float with aquatic décor and red seat back, blue and white inflatable canopy and blue seat bucket, red handle bars.
	Sunshade Buggy Sunshade Water Buggy (Girl/Boy)	SA-3244 SA-3244TG SA-3244WM WM-3244	Blue car-shaped inflatable float, yellow steering wheel and car-theme décor, w/ or w/o green accents or Pink car-shaped inflatable float, yellow steering wheel and car-theme décor, w/ or w/o yellow accents.
	Kiddie Cabin Cruiser	LD-3248 SA-3248 SA-3248DG SA-3248DOL	Light blue, purple and clear inflatable float with light blue car cabin-shaped inflatable canopy and décor, light blue vinyl seat bucket and seat back.
	Sing-Along Wave Rider	SA-3252 WM-3252	White inflatable float with aquatic décor and red seat back, blue and white inflatable canopy and red seat bucket, red handle bars. Plays two songs: "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Row Row Row Your Boat."
	Quacker Float	TR-7420	Yellow duck-shaped inflatable float w/ or w/o duck-theme décor, with squeezable noisemaker.
	Squirtin' Tootin' Tugboat	SA-7431	White and red boat-shaped inflatable float with red vinyl seat bucket. Has squirt gun and squeezable noisemaker.

 The baby floats were sold as mass merchandising stores nationwide.  Some of the stores include:  Toys “R” Us, Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Kmart, Walgreens, Ace Hardware, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond.  The simmies were sold between December 2002 through June 2009 for an average cost of $8 and $15.  Those who have purchased the swimming baby floats should stop using them immediaely and return them to Aqua-Leisure for a refund.  For futher infomation conatact you may contact Aqua-Leisure toll-free at (866) 807-3998 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site here.

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