Nike Recalls Chin Straps After High School Football Injuries

Nike is recalling 235,000 football helmet chin straps that have "caused injuries among high school players, including at least two concussions, a broken nose and facial cuts,” according to Brent Hunsberger of the Portland OREGONIAN. Nike Dir of Global Issues Management Vada Manager said that the recall “affects adult and youth-sized straps, of which about 155,000 were sold.” The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that the straps sold for $20 “at sporting-goods stores nationwide and on Nike’s Web site” from April ’06 to October ’07. The recall is Nike’s first since '04. The CPSC said that Nike “has received 18 reports of the chin strap breaking.” The chin cup portion of the strap is manufactured in China (Portland OREGONAIN, 11/14).