Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the swing sets and contact Adventure Playsets to receive a replacement kit.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.

1 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Health Canada FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2009 Release # Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) CPSC Media Contact: (301) HC Media Contact: (613) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Adventure Playsets Wooden Play Sets Units: About 275,000 in the United States and 6,800 in Canada Distributor: Adventure Playsets, of Amarillo, Texas Hazard: The plastic coated lumber on the horizontal ladder (monkey bar/swing beam) can weaken over time due to rotting of the whitewood (spruce, pine and fir species), resulting in a fall hazard. Incidents/Injuries: Adventure Playsets has received more than 1,400 reports of rotting ladders involving 16 injuries that resulted in nine emergency room visits. The injuries include two arm fractures, lacerations, scrapes, and bruises to children younger than 8 years old. Most of the reported injuries occurred when the swing came out of the monkey bar/ swing beam that had rotted. Description: This recall involves wooden play sets with swings, slides and ladders. Each set has an overhead monkey bar ladder that acts as both the monkey bar and swing beam, and an end ladder coated with cranberry or green plastic. The instruction manual has the name Adventure Playsets and one of the following model numbers printed on the cover. Durango 1-AP016 and 1- AP018 Tacoma 1- AP017 and 1-AP051 Bellevue 1-AP048, and 1-AP012 Sherwood 1-AP049 Ventura 1-AP008 Yukon 1-AP052 El Dorado 1-AP016 Dakota 1- AP046 Sedona 1- AP002 Madison 1- AP006 and 1-AP015 Belmont 1-AP003 Note: The Bellevue,Tacoma and Durango swing sets were previously recalled due to detaching frames and a fall hazard. Sold at: Walmart, Toys R Us, Academy Sports, Menards, and Mill stores nationwide, and online at Walmart.com, ToyRUs.com, Willygoat.com and through the DMSI catalog from January 2004 through December 2007 for between $300 and $600. Manufactured in: United States Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the swing sets and contact Adventure Playsets to receive a replacement kit. Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Adventure Playsets toll-free at (877) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at Consumers can also the firm at custservice@adventureplaysets.com

Note: Health Canada s press release can be seen at: http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/pr-rp/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?

2 Note: Health Canada s press release can be seen at: Note: All recalled swing sets have a horizontal ladder that acts as both a monkey bar and swing beam, and an end latter coated with cranberry or green plastic. The replacement kit includes the horizontal ladder and the vertical end truss support pieces.

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product.

9 CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting /incident.aspx --- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) To join a CPSC subscription list, please go to Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at

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