Three companies are recalling about 243,000 bicycle helmets because they failed government impact testing and don’t provide adequate protection from falls. The companies — Variflex, of Moorpark, Calif.; NHS, of Santa Cruz, Calif.; and First Team Sports, of Anoka, Minn. — have not received reports of injuries, but are recalling the helmets as a precaution, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday. The commission advises consumers to stop using the recalled helmets immediately. Most of the recall concerns Variflex’s “X-Games Aggressive” bicycle helmets, which are either black, white or chrome. Each of the about 240,000 recalled helmets has a red “X- Games” insignia on the front and “X-Games” written on the back. A large label inside these helmets reads “SGS CPSC CY50159.” Writing on the packaging says “Variflex Inc.,” “Static” and “Made in Taiwan.”
