CPSC, I-Tech Sport Products Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Hockey Face Guards
Home product recall 01-007. Announced by CPSC on Oct 10, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 10, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 1,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
These face guards, which attach to helmets, can become dislodged on impact, causing them to fall off, leaving the user’s face exposed to possible injury.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the recalled hockey face guards immediately. Consumers should take the recalled face guards back to the store where purchased for a free replacement, or they can contact I-Tech Sport Products Inc. to get a free replacement face guard sent to them.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, call I-Tech at (800) 361-5595 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
Only face guards with “OPTECH System,” written on the black side clips, which lock on the plastic eye shield, are part of this recall. “ITECH” is written at the top center of the plastic eye shield, on the chin guard and on the chin guard strap. The model number of the face guards, “FX.50,” is written on the packaging. Hockey face guards with “ITECH FX50” written on the black side clips are not part of this recall.
About 1,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Hockey face guards.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by I-Tech Sport Products Inc., Montreal, Canada.
- Sporting good stores nationwide sold these face guards, from July 2000 through August 2000, for about $100.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
I-Tech has received one report of a hockey face guard becoming dislodged. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.