OPSS Medium Kitchen cooking accessories
Product Safety Report: Igloo 90-Quart Flip & Tow Coolers (2502-0086)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2502-0086
Reason for the recall
- The tow handle can pinch consumers’ fingers against the cooler, posing a crushing hazard and potential risk of fingertip amputation.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandIgloo
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Igloo 90-Quart Flip & Tow Coolers
- Brand
- Igloo
- Category
- Kitchen cooking accessories
- Country of origin
- United States
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Igloo 90-Quart Flip & Tow Coolers
- Hazard: The tow handle can pinch consumers’ fingers against the cooler, posing a crushing hazard and potential risk of fingertip amputation.
- Corrective action: The manufacturer has intiated a modification programme to address the risk.
- Product information
- Type
- Kitchen / cooking accessories - Cooler
- Brand
- Igloo
- Manufacturing period of affected products
- Products manufactured between August 2018 and December 2023 are included in the corrective action.
- Date codes
- Consumers are advised to check the date code, located on the bottom of the product. The date code in the example image (please see PDF attachment below) is October 2023 – the arrow pointing to “10” represents October and the number “23” indicates 2023.
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Product Description
- A large rectangular cooler on wheels with an extendable handle. The word ‘IGLOO’ is printed on the side. The product is available in multiple body and lid colour combinations.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The tow handle can pinch consumers’ fingers against the cooler, posing a crushing hazard and potential risk of fingertip amputation.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- Corrective action
- Consumers in possession of a cooler manufactured between August 2018 and December 2023 should stop using the product immediately and contact their place of purchase to request a replacement tow handle kit.
- Further information is also available on the Igloo website: https://www.igloocoolers.com/pages/safety-alerts?srsltid=AfmBOoo_JI260NFLiI174vyxBa_VoJV3Gu39BTY-Innp-a1vrFUQzGYF
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2502-0086
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- The manufacturer has intiated a modification programme to address the risk.
- Product information
- Type
- Kitchen / cooking accessories - Cooler
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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