Let’s Do It Peleton!
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, released the following statement after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning about the hazards posed by the popular Peloton Tread+ treadmill: “Peloton must immediately cooperate with the CPSC to recall its dangerous and deadly treadmill. Amid dozens of incidents of hurt kids and pets – with broken limbs, brain injuries, and death after being pulled underneath the machine – it’s clear that the Peloton Tread+ must be recalled. The company’s attempts to dismiss reports of injury as consumer misuse are irresponsible and inexcusable, as multiple incidents happened with adults using the treadmill according to…