14925 - Collapsible Lunch Pack with Gel-Packs

 

Product Description: Collapsible Lunch Pack with Ice/Hot and Ice Gel Packs
 
The recalled products are Cryofreeze ice/hot packs and Arctic Zone ice packs. The packs are gel-filled plastic pouches with either transparent or opaque sealed wrappers. They are used to keep food hot or cold. The gel packs were sold separately and with a variety of lunch boxes, coolers and thermal carriers.
 
Cryofreeze ice/hot packs in small and large styles. Both have opaque blue wrappers with the words "Cryofreeze," "Ice Pack/Hot Pack," "Non-toxic" and "Reusable" printed on the front:   The small gel pack is 6 inches wide and 5.5 inches high; The large gel pack is 8.5 inches wide and 8 inches high.
 
Cryofreeze Transparent Cell ice/hot packs in three styles. Each has a transparent wrapper with the words "Cryofreeze," "Ice Pack/Hot Pack," "Non-toxic" and "Reusable" printed on the front:  One 3-cell pack has three connected rectangular-shaped pouches of blue gel and is 7.85 inches wide and 5.5 inches high; Another 3-cell pack has three connected square-shaped pouches of blue gel and is 7.6 inches wide and 3 inches high; The 2-cell pack has two connected square-shaped pouches of blue gel and is 5 inches wide and 3 inches high.
 
Arctic Zone ice pack is 6.25 inches wide and 4 inches high and has an opaque blue wrapper. The Arctic Zone logo and a picture of an iceberg appear on the front of the wrapper. The words "ICE," "Personal Ice Pack" and "Non-Toxic Leak Proof Gel" are also printed on the front of the wrapper.
 
Sold at nass merchandise and warehouse stores, other retailers, distributors and on-line sellers
nationwide between July 2007 and December 2008 in items that retailed between $5 and $28.
 
Importer: California Innovations Inc., of Toronto, Canada                        Manufactured in:  China
 
Date Recall Posted: February 8, 2012
 
UPCs: Meijer has not carried these since 2007
           
00000000-61282-66004-7
CI CRYO FREEZE COLLAPSIBLE LUNCH PACK
                       
Summary of Recall: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
 
Hazard: If the packs become damaged, they can leak gel that could contain diethylene glycol and ethylene
glycol, which can cause illness if ingested in large amounts.
 
What You Should Do: Consumers should immediately stop using the gel packs and dispose of them according to
federal, state and/or local regulations. It is recommended that consumers contact their local waste disposal
authority for instructions. Consumers can contact California Innovations to receive a $6 cash refund for large
(8.5-inch x 8-inch) Cryofreeze gel packs or a $5 cash refund for all other gel packs.
 
Consumer Contact Information: For additional information, call California Innovations at (800) 722-2545 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, e-mail ci-recall@ca-innovations.com or visit the firm's website at www.californiainnovations.com