CPSC2002-05-08
CPSC, Baseline Design Announce Recall of Bean Bag Chairs
Baseline Design, of Linwood, Pa.
Hazard
The bean bags contain small polystyrene beads that present suffocation and strangulation hazards to young children who may inhale the small beads. The recalled bean bag chairs have zippers that were not properly sealed to prevent young children from opening the bean bag chairs and being exposed to the small beads.
Remedy
Consumers should inspect their bean bag chairs. If the zippers can be opened freely, Baseline Design will provide owners with a free replacement bean bag chair with zippers that do not open.
Sold at
Walmart stores sold the bean bag chairs nationwide, from September 1999 through December 1999, for about $30.
Affected count
About 30,000
Injuries reported
Baseline Design is aware of three incidents in which the zippers opened freely. Two of the incidents involved young children, who were able to open the bean bag chair zippers, and gain excess to the small polystyrene beads.
Products
Bean bag chairs
Consumer contact
For more information and instructions consumers should call Baseline Design toll-free at (800) 497-3626, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, EST or visit the firm's website at www.foamex.com
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Baseline-Design-Announce-Recall-of-Bean-Bag-ChairsDon't want to check this manually?
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