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CPSC2014-03-20

IKEA Recalls Children's Bed Canopies Due to Strangulation Hazard

IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.

Product photos

Red pointed canopy top with white mesh fabric
Red pointed canopy top with white mesh fabric
White pointed canopy top with multicolored dots and upside-down triangles sewn on the white mesh fabric
White pointed canopy top with multicolored dots and upside-down triangles sewn on the white mesh fabric
Blue pointed canopy top with blue mesh fabric
Blue pointed canopy top with blue mesh fabric
Blue pointed canopy top with white mesh fabric and white clouds
Blue pointed canopy top with white mesh fabric and white clouds
Green pointed canopy top with green leaves and green mesh fabric
Green pointed canopy top with green leaves and green mesh fabric
Pink pointed canopy top with pink mesh fabric
Pink pointed canopy top with pink mesh fabric
Yellow canopy attached to a stand which is clamped to the frame of a crib.
Yellow canopy attached to a stand which is clamped to the frame of a crib.
White canopy with golden ribbon at the top and crowns printed on sheer white fabric
White canopy with golden ribbon at the top and crowns printed on sheer white fabric
White canopy with golden swirl decorations printed on the edge of the fabric
White canopy with golden swirl decorations printed on the edge of the fabric
White pointed canopy top with green leaf decorations sewn on the sheer white fabric
White pointed canopy top with green leaf decorations sewn on the sheer white fabric
Light pink pointed canopy with pink lace and sequins sewn on the sheer light pink fabric
Light pink pointed canopy with pink lace and sequins sewn on the sheer light pink fabric
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-Canopies

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