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                U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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For Immediate Release                                                                     Firm�s Recall Hotline: (800) 374-7837        

June 21, 2005                                                                                     CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

Release #05-201                                                                                CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Tahsin Industrial Corp Announce Recall of Treestands

WASHINGTON, D.C. � The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC�s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of product: Ameristep Hang-on Treestands

Units: About 480

Manufacturer: Tahsin Industrial Corp. USA, of Randolph, N.J.

Hazard:  The treestand�s bracket can bend if not secured properly by a chain and if weight is applied.  This can cause the chain to disengage from the stand, the stand to separate from the tree and the user to fall and suffer serious injuries.

Incidents/Injuries:  Tahsin received one report in which a person fell from an unknown elevation while using the treestand. 

Description:  The recalled treestand is the Ameristep Model 9203 Hang-on of the Grizzly Treestand Line.  The product is a steel fixed-position treestand that uses a steel chain for attachment to trees and has a camouflage-covered seat.

Sold at: Kame�s Sports Center, Kentucky Lake Outdoors, Sportsmen Center, and North Sylva Company stores nationwide from July 2004 through June 2005 for between $36 and $50.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the treestand immediately and contact Ameristep Customer Service or any of the retailers to receive information on properly setting up the unit. 

Consumer Contact: Consumers can call Ameristep Customer Service Department at (800) 374-7837 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.tahsinusa.com or www.ameristep.com to print out supplemental instructions.

Firm�s Media Contact:          Jeremy Lees at (800) 722-7345, ext. 114;

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency�s jurisdiction.  Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually.  The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC�s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals � contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC�s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC�s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC�s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC�s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.