Athletic company DHB Industries Inc is operating principally in the growing field of body armor, announced although it remains confident in the safety and performance of its body armor products containing Zylon, it has discontinued the use of Zylon in its bullet resistant products on August 24, 2005.
The Company has ceased production of all Zylon-containing bullet resistant products due to the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) decision to revoke the NIJ's previously issued certifications of all vests containing Zylon in the marketplace. It announces that it is going to implement a Voluntary Replacement Program to assist its customers who presently have non NIJ-compliant Zylon body armor.
It is important to note that this Voluntary Replacement Program is not a product recall. This action is a result of the de-certification by the NIJ of body armor with Zylon, which will result in certain customers having body armor that will not be in compliance with the new NIJ requirements. This program will assist the law enforcement community in replacing its Zylon body armor with, NIJ-compliant body armor.
"They will diligently work with our customers to address these issues. Officer safety is and will remain our number one priority," said General (Ret.) Larry Ellis, DHB's President. He continued, "It is our intent to work with the law enforcement community to supply them with replacement vests as rapidly as possible."
They encourage all those presently using bullet resistant body armor containing Zylon to continue wearing their body armor as recommended by the Department of Justice, until their vest have been replaced or exchanged. Company believes that, based upon testing and research, that our vests are safe for use by officers in the field.
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