DISTURBING

Feds Release Warning on Peloton Treadmill and Accident Video

One child has been killed and there have been other injuries.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning people with young children or pets to stop using Peloton treadmills after a series of injuries and one death—and it released a disturbing video of an incident. The exercise-machine company instantly responded by disputing the government safety advisory as “inaccurate and misleading” and insisting it’s fine to keep using the Tread+ as long as children and pets are kept away. The Washington Post reports that Peloton has been locked in a battle with regulators over how to respond to incidents involving children being pulled under the heavy $4,300 machines—with the commission issuing a subpoena that would force Peloton to reveal the name of one child who died.