CPSC2013-05-16
Powell Company Recalls Anywhere Lounger Bean Bag Chairs Due to Suffocation and Strangulation Hazards
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Hazard
Bean bag chairs without a permanent zipper closure allow young children to unzip, ingest or inhale the small beads inside of the bean bag chair, posing a suffocation and strangulation hazard.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the Anywhere Lounger away from young children, inspect the bean bag chair to see if the exterior zipper can be opened and if the zipper on your chair can open contact Powell Company to receive a free Safety Enhancement Repair Kit.
Sold at
Furniture stores nationwide including W.S. Badcock, Value City Furniture, Nebraska Furniture Mart and online at www.Groupon.com from June 2012 to February 2013 for about $100.
Affected count
About 6,300
Injuries reported
None reported.
Manufactured in
China
Remedy type
Repair
Products
Anywhere Lounger Bean Bag Chairs
Consumer contact
Powell Company at (800) 622-4456 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT or online at www.powellcompany.com and click on Anywhere Lounger Safety Enhancement Kit for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Powell-Company-Recalls-Anywhere-Lounger-Bean-Bag-ChairsDon't want to check this manually?
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