# Tristar Products Recalls AquaRug Shower Rugs Due to Fall Hazard
> **CPSC recall** · 2016-01-28 · 16084 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 16084
- **Date:** 2016-01-28
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

AquaRug shower rugs

## Hazards

The four suction cups on the underside of the rugs can fail to prevent slipping, posing a fall hazard to the user.

## Remedies

Replace

## Retailer(s)

Bed Bath & Beyond, Dollar General and other retail stores nationwide, online at Amazon.com and BuyAquaRug.com, by Tristar through direct response television commercials, and through a live television show on QVC, from July 2012 to September 2015 for between $18 and $28.

## Importer(s)

Tristar Products Inc., of Fairfield, N.J.

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

This recall involves Aqua Rugs with four plastic suction cups. The rugs are intended to provide a slip-resistant surface in the shower or bathtub. The rugs were sold in beige and clear, and in two sizes: 29.5 inches by 17.25 inches for use in the bathtub, and 21.75 inches by 19.75 inches for use in a shower stall. The rugs have a plastic border and only four plastic suction cups, one affixed to the underside of each corner of the rug. "AquaRug" and "As Seen On TV" are printed on the front of the cardboard packaging.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Tristar-Products-Recalls-AquaRug-Shower-Rugs)
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