Surprising FactRegulators didn’t issue a recall for the treadmill because Peloton did not agree to this idea, said Joe Martyak, CPSC’s director of communications. Key BackgroundThe CPSC began investigating Peloton’s treadmill after the company reported last month that a child died while using the machine. Peloton initially declined to give CPSC the name of the child who died, forcing the agency to seek a subpoena. Peloton said in a statement it withheld information from regulators because of requests from its customers to protect their privacy. Further ReadingPeloton fights federal safety recall after its treadmills left one child dead, others injured (Washington Post)

Source: Forbes April 17, 2021 16:10 UTC