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Anchor Industries Recalls Safety Pool Covers Due to Drowning Risk (Recall Alert) is CPSC recall #16732, announced on March 10, 2016. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves mesh and solid-material Anchor 5-Star, Anchor Mesh, Classic Solid and Defender Mesh brand custom safety pool covers. The covers' cables are connected to the pool wall using brass-plated snap hooks with a gold-tone spring tab, a seam and a hook end with a bezel. The date of manufacture appears on the warning label on the underside of each pool cover. Manufacture dates of "Sep 14," "Oct 14" and "Nov 14" are subject to the recall. "Manufactured by Anchor Industries, Inc." also appears on the label. The remedy is consumers should immediately contact their pool cover dealer to schedule an inspection and replacement of the snap hooks.. Affected brand: Anchor Industries, Inc..
This recall involves mesh and solid-material Anchor 5-Star, Anchor Mesh, Classic Solid and Defender Mesh brand custom safety pool covers. The covers' cables are connected to the pool wall using brass-plated snap hooks with a gold-tone spring tab, a seam and a hook end with a bezel. The date of manufacture appears on the warning label on the underside of each pool cover. Manufacture dates of "Sep 14," "Oct 14" and "Nov 14" are subject to the recall. "Manufactured by Anchor Industries, Inc." also appears on the label.
Affected products
Safety pool covers
Recalled brands
Anchor Industries, Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately contact their pool cover dealer to schedule an inspection and replacement of the snap hooks.
Recall date
March 10, 2016
CPSC recall #16732 covers Anchor Industries Recalls Safety Pool Covers Due to Drowning Risk (Recall Alert), announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on March 10, 2016. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves mesh and solid-material Anchor 5-Star, Anchor Mesh, Classic Solid and Defender Mesh brand custom safety pool covers. The covers' cables are connected to the pool wall using brass-plated snap hooks with a gold-tone spring tab, a seam and a hook end with a bezel. The date of manufacture appears on the warning label on the underside of each pool cover. Manufacture dates of "Sep 14," "Oct 14" and "Nov 14" are subject to the recall. "Manufactured by Anchor Industries, Inc." also appears on the label.
The CPSC remedy for recall #16732 is consumers should immediately contact their pool cover dealer to schedule an inspection and replacement of the snap hooks.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Anchor-Industries-Recalls-Safety-Pool-Covers. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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