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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2014-08-22

Two Deaths Reported with Ace Bayou Bean Bag Chairs; Recall Announced Due to Suffocation and Choking Hazards

Is my product affected?

Bean bag chairs

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Ace Bayou bean bag chairs with openable zippers pose a suffocation and choking hazard to children. The chairs have two zippers that can be unzipped—one on the exterior cover and another directly underneath it—allowing children to crawl inside, become trapped, and either suffocate or choke on the foam beads. Two deaths have been reported in connection with this hazard. The recalled chairs come in various styles, including round chairs measuring 30, 32, or 40 inches in diameter and L-shaped chairs measuring 18 by 30 by 30 inches, in multiple colors and fabrics.

Consumers who own affected Ace Bayou bean bag chairs should check whether their zippers can open. If the zippers open, consumers should immediately remove the chair away from children and contact Ace Bayou for a free repair kit that permanently disables the zippers so they cannot be opened.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, get trapped and suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair's foam beads.

What should I do?

Consumers should check their bean bag chairs for any zippers that can open, take those that can open away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for a free repair kit to permanently disable the zippers so that they cannot be opened.

Details from the source

The recalled bean bag chairs have two zippers that can be unzipped and opened, including one of the exterior cover and other directly underneath that zipper. The recalled chairs with zippers that open were sold in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics. They include round or L-shaped, vinyl or fabric, and are filled with polystyrene foam beads. They were sold in a variety of colors, including purple, violet, blue, red, pink, yellow, Kelly green, black, port, navy, lime, royal blue, turquoise, tangerine and multi-color. The round bean bag chairs were sold in three sizes, 30, 32 and 40 inches in diameter. The L-shaped bean bag chair measures 18 inches wide by 30 inches deep by 30 inches high. "ACE BAYOU CORP" is printed on a tag sewn into the bean bag chair's cover seam.

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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