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Matter Of Wham-O Manufacturing Company
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs |
Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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| March 24, 1977 |
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| Release # 77-028 |
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CPSC Issues A Notice Of Violation In The
Matter Of Wham-O Manufacturing Company
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Mar. 24) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) today issued a notice of violation in the matter of WHAM-O Manufacturing
company.
The Commission charged that WHAM-O failed to immediately inform CPSC
that they had received information which reasonably supported the conclusion
that certain WHAM-O products contained a defect which could create a substantial
product hazard.
The Commission assessed a proposed civil penalty in the amount of $125,000
in this case, which involved WHAM-O's Power-master Crossbow, model nos. 106 and
108 (rifle), and Powermaster Pistol Crossbow, model no. 718 (pistol).
The Company will be given the opportunity to negotiate a settlement,
and failing to do so, the case will be tried before an Administrative Law Judge
under the Commission's new rules for expedited civil penalty proceedings under
the Consumer Product Safety Act.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects
the public from unreasonable risk of injury
or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To
report a dangerous product
or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call
CPSC's hotline at (800)
638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press release through
fax-on-demand, call
(301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number.
Consumers can obtain this
release and recall information or report product hazards to
info@cpsc.gov.
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