CPSC Posts Recall to its Web Site

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

May 12, 2015, 11:30 ET

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that the following voluntary recall alert was posted in cooperation with the firm listed below. Recalls can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov.

Company Name

Cascade Designs Inc., of Seattle, Wash., also known as Mountain Safety Research (MSR)

Product Name

Avalanche rescue snow shovels

Quantity

About 4,300

Hazard

The lower lock button on the avalanche snow shovel's shaft can fail to secure the blade, causing the shovel's shaft and blade to come apart and render the shovel unable to be used as intended to rescue avalanche victims.

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

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