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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2006-01-24

CPSC, L.L. Bean Announce Recall of Safety Kits

Is my product affected?

Auto Safety Kit, Auto Aid in a Bottle, Winter Safety Kit, and Outdoorsman in a Bottle

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

L.L. Bean has recalled safety kits containing a "Forever Flashlight" that uses a powerful magnet and copper coil for manual recharging. The magnet can make the compass in the kits unreliable and may be strong enough to interfere with Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs) used by heart patients. The packaging does not include appropriate warnings about these hazards. The kits contain various safety equipment including gloves, a blanket, emergency vest, water bottle, rain poncho, and knife, and are identified by L.L. Bean branding on the bottle or blanket.

Consumers with recalled kits should contact L.L. Bean immediately. Those with the kits will receive a free warning label for the flashlight, and consumers with Outdoorsman in a Bottle kits will also receive a free replacement compass/whistle.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The products have a flashlight that relies on a powerful magnet and copper coil for manual recharging. The magnet adversely affects the polarity of the compass rendering it unreliable. The magnet could be powerful enough to disrupt a heart patient's Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD). The product's packaging lacks appropriate warning information.

What should I do?

Consumers with recalled kits should contact L.L. Bean immediately to receive a free warning label for the flashlight. Consumers with Outdoorsman in a Bottle kits will receive a free replacement compass/whistle.

Details from the source

Each kit contains a variety of safety equipment including a "Forever Flashlight," which does not use batteries. Shaking the flashlight for 30 seconds provides about 5 minutes of light. The Outdoorsman in a Bottle kit contains a compass. Other items which could be included in the kits include gloves, a blanket, emergency vest, a water bottle, a rain poncho and a knife. L.L. Bean is written on the bottle or blanket with these kits.

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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