CPSC Orders Massive Recall of 5 Million Chinese-Made Pools After Deadly Design Flaw Linked to Nine Child Deaths
July 24, 2025
July 24, 2025
BETHESDA, Maryland, July 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced an urgent recall of more than 5 million Chinese-made above-ground swimming pools following the deaths of at least nine young children over the past two decades. Acting Chairman Peter Feldman and Commissioner Douglas Dziak condemned what they called "years of inaction" as the agency now addresses a design flaw first identified in 2007: pools featuring compression straps encircling their outer vertical su . . .