Dick's Sporting Goods recalls Fitness Gear Inversion table (Style STE00059FG or Style STE00118FG), Distributed by ASLI, Wilmington, DE (on carton), P…

Recall date

December 29, 2014

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Recall number

Z-1003-2015

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

Dick's Sporting Goods

Sold / distributed

Nationwide.

Why it was recalled

Reports of customers falling from the Inversion Table and sustaining injuries. The Inversion Table is a fitness product, not a medical device. DSG removed medical claims from product labels and advertising.

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

Fitness Gear Inversion table (Style STE00059FG or Style STE00118FG), Distributed by ASLI, Wilmington, DE (on carton), Paradigm Health & Wellness, Inc. (in user manuals); The products are inversion tables, which allow the user to secure his or her ankles to the table and invert. The products were intended to be fitness equipment; i.e. consumer products.