Fitness Balls Burst: Tennessee Fall Hazard
Tennessee residents and those of our sister states need to know that today about three million fitness balls are the subject of a voluntary recall by the Consumer Products Safety Commission. Memphis retailers have sold these items as "burst-resistant". These balls are typically used by the consumer as a part of a fitness routine.
Unfortunately, the inflation instructions were written in a way that could cause an unintended over inflation. The danger here is that if the fitness ball is used after being over inflated that it could explode thereby dumping the erstwhile athlete onto the floor. As these have been sold since 2000 in department stores, it is quite likely that this product marketed under the names "Everlast", "Valeo" and "Body Fit" could be quietly waiting in your home or gym to injure you.
To see the complete recall information go to:
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09196.html
