Article: Wis. Bike Co. Recalls Water Bottles


AP Online
03-13-2001
Wis. Bike Co. Recalls Water Bottles

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Wisconsin bicycle company is recalling about 42,000 water bottles sold with the ``Mongoose Heart Breaker Bicycle,'' because the drinking valves can detach and pose a choking hazard.

Pacific Cycle LLC announced the recall in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday.

The company, based in McFarland, Wis., has received two reports of the valves coming loose, but no injuries have been reported.

The ``Mongoose Heart Breaker Bicycle'' is a 16-inch blue girl's bicycle.

The recalled water bottles are 12 ounce, translucent blue bottles with a white cap and a silver ...

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