Health Canada Issues Recalls for Climbing Harnesses, Citing Fatal Fall Risk

Health Canada is issuing recalls for several types of climbing harnesses, including those designed for children, due to buckle defects that could cause potentially serious or fatal falls.
More than 5,000 of the affected harnesses produced in Romania and Malaysia, have been sold in Canada and more than 30,000 have been sold in the United States in recent years, Health Canada said in a pair of May 14 advisories.
The company that makes the harnesses has received no reports of incidents or injuries in either Canada, or in the United States, but customers are being asked to immediately stop using the recalled products, Health Canada said….