CPSC2014-03-20
IKEA Recalls Children's Bed Canopies Due to Strangulation Hazard
IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.
Hazard
An infant or young child can get entangled at the neck in the canopy's fabric, posing a strangulation hazard.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled children's bed canopies and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund.
Sold at
IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from August 1996 through March 2014 for between $10 and $30.
Affected count
About 255,000 in the United States, 7,000 in Canada and 2.6 million worldwide
Injuries reported
There have been nine reports worldwide of children getting entangled in the bed canopies, including one in the U.S. involving a 7-month-old girl who pulled the canopy's fabric into her crib and wrapped it around her neck several times.
Manufactured in
Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Vietnam
Remedy type
Refund
Products
Children's bed canopies
Consumer contact
IKEA toll-free at (888) 966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on the recall link at the top of the page for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/IKEA-Recalls-Childrens-Bed-CanopiesDon't want to check this manually?
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