Fourth Little Pig Baby-Minder bean bag infant cushions
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The Fourth Little Pig, based in San Anselmo, California, is voluntarily recalling approximately 3,000 Baby-Minder bean bag infant cushions that were sold since 1985 for approximately $40 each. The cushions are fabric-covered, polystyrene pellet-filled products with restraining straps designed for infants. Although no deaths have been reported from Baby-Minder products specifically, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received reports of 19 infants found dead lying face down on similar products made by other manufacturers, prompting the recall due to suffocation risk.
The manufacturer, The Fourth Little Pig, is now out of business. According to the recall notice, consumers who own these products should discard or destroy them and stop using them immediately. The source does not specify an exchange, refund, or other remedy beyond discontinuing use.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Suffocation
Baby-Minder Bean Bag Infant Cushions Recalled NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Firm is out of business. Do not use these products. Please discard or destroy these products FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Originally issued April 19, 1990; Revised June 21, 2001 (301) 504-7908 Release # 90-077 "Baby-Minder" Bean Bag Infant Cushions Recalled Because Of Suffocation Risk WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Fourth Little Pig, San Anselmo, CA, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling its Baby-Minder bean bag infant cushions because of a suffocation risk. Although no deaths have been reported involving the Baby-Minder, the Commission has received reports of 19 infants being found dead lying face down on similar products made by other firms. Baby-Minder is a fabric covered, polystyrene pellet-filled cushion with restraining straps intended for use with infants. The manufacturer's name and address, along with patent and registry numbers, appear on a paper tag stitched into a seam of the product. The Fourth Little Pig name is also on a smaller tag containing washing instructions. Approximately 3,000 Baby-Minder cushions have been sold since 1985 for approximately $40 each. The Commission staff urges consumers who own these products to stop using them immediately.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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