Columbia Sportswear Recalls Heated Jackets
Columbia Sportswear Co. recalled 10,240 jackets because a heating element present in seven of its jacket styles can overheat and pose a burn hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports the problem involves the overheating of the inner wrist cuff on the jackets. The company learned of the potential defect with the heating element after getting reports of overheating jackets from Canada and UK. No incidents of overheating jackets were reported in the U.S. About 9,600 of