PRODUCT RECALL: SOCCER GOAL POSES STRANGULATION HAZARD
A voluntary recall was announced by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regarding MacGregor Folding Soccer Goals and Mitre Folding Soccer Goals (both manufactured by Regent Sports Corporation). Reportedly, the fixed knot flexible openings in the soccer goal net can pose a head and neck entrapment or strangulation hazard to young children.
The products were sold at Wal-Mart, Ace Hardware and sports and toy stores nationwide from May 2002 through May 2008 for $26.
The goals that are subject to the recall have squares that measure 5 inches. Regent Sports Corporation also distributes a goal with squares measuring 4 inches on the net; these goals are not involved in the recall.
According to a report on National Public Radio (NPR), the difference in cost between making a goal with the deadly 5-inch mesh and a goal made with the smaller, safer mesh is estimated at less than 20 cents of polyethylene cord. Twenty cents: such an incredibly small amount of money to protect young children from harm.
If you or a loved one has been injured due to an unsafe product, please contact us at the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll.
