Product Recall Number: 12248
Why was Gerber® Bear Grylls Parang Machetes recalled?
A weakness in the area where the handle meets the blade can cause the handle or the blade to break during use, posing a laceration hazard.
Product Recall Number: 12248
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-08-15
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Gerber® Bear Grylls Parang Machetes
Description: The Bear Grylls "BG" Parang machete's blade or handle can break during use.
Hazard Description: A weakness in the area where the handle meets the blade can cause the handle or the blade to break during use, posing a laceration hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 119,000
Incidents: The firm received 24 reports of breakages, including one report of a laceration injury in Canada, which did not involve stitches.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Parang machetes and contact Gerber Legendary Blades to receive a free replacement.
Sold At: Sporting goods stores nationwide and online from January 2011 through June 2012 for about $43 for the individual Parang machetes and $349 for the Apocalypse Survival Kits.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed