Federal agency recommends not using Peloton Tread + trotter after death of child

New York. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommended this Saturday to stop using “immediately” one of the trotters of the Peloton brand because it poses a risk to children after dozens of days. reports of accidents and the death of a minor.

In a tweet posted today, the CPSC calls for the immediate cessation of Peloton’s Tread + tape in homes with young children. This trotter is the more expensive of the two marketed by the exercise brand and is priced in excess of $ 4,000.

The federal consumer protection agency has received 39 reports of accidents related to the treadmill, as well as the death of a child.

Children are at risk of being trapped between the treadmill and the ground, and this can result in serious injury or even death, the agency said.

Notice to consumers is given after Peloton itself announced a week ago that a child had died in an accident with the Peloton Tread +.

“The CPSC considers the Peloton Tread + to pose a serious risk of abrasion, fracture or death to children. In light of the multiple reports of children trapped and dragged under the tape on the back, the CPSC urges consumers with children at home to stop using it immediately, “it said in a statement.

Peloton, the stock market has tripled in the last year, has become almost a religion for its members who follow virtual routine through a large monitor and the use has become popular during the pandemic .