CPSC2014-12-19
Comfort Research Recalls Vinyl Bean Bag Chairs Due to Risk of Entrapment, Suffocation
Comfort Research, LLC, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hazard
The zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, become entrapped, suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair's foam beads.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bean bag chairs from children and check them for zippers that can be opened. Consumers can contact Comfort Research for instructions to permanently disable the zipper.
Sold at
Burlington Coat Factory, Kroger, Meijer and other retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon, Bean Bag Company, Groupon, Kohls, Target, Toys R Us, Walmart, Wayfair and other online retailers between January 2010 and October 2013 for between $30 and $40.
Affected count
About 125,000
Injuries reported
None reported.
Manufactured in
United States, China
Remedy type
Repair
Products
Bean Bag Chairs
Consumer contact
Comfort Research toll-free at (844) 578-8933 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.comfortresearch.com and click on the Product Recall link for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2015/Comfort-Research-Recalls-Vinyl-Bean-Bag-ChairsDon't want to check this manually?
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