On Thursday, around 130,000 Iglú coolers on the market were withdrawn after consumers reported 78 fingers on the fingers of the cooler’s towing mango, 26 or that led to amputations of the tip of the fingers, fractures or cuts of the United States, according to the US consumer product security commission. UU.
This warning expands an initial withdrawal issued in February of more than one million Igloo Igloo Flip & Tow Rolling cooling because the towing handle was crushed and seriously hurting people’s tips.
“The towing mango can pinch the yolks of consumer fingers against the refrigerator, posing the amputation of the fingertips and the danger of crushing,” said the withdrawal.
In the February withdrawal, the Security Commission said that Igloo received 12 reports on the finger of the coolers. Since then, there are 78 additional reports, according to the Commission.
The withdrawn coolers, all of which have the word “Iglú” on their side, were manufactured before January 2024 and come in different colors. The manufacturing date can be found at the bottom of the cooler.
The commission said that the last retirement also affected some 20,000 coolers in Canada and 5,900 in Mexico, which adds to the tens of thousands withdrawals from each country in February.
Igloo said that the owners bought the refrigerators between January 2019 and January 2025 should stop using them and communicate with the company for a free replacement handle.
The company said in a statement that it was behind the quality of its products and that the “safety and satisfaction” of the consumer were its main priorities.
The refrigerators were sold in Academy, Costco, Dick’s, Target and other retailers and online stores, and they were generally struck between $ 80 and $ 140.
