Support Sack bean bag infant cushions
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is voluntarily recalling more than 11,000 "Support Sack" bean bag infant cushions due to a suffocation risk. These quilted fabric cushions filled with polystyrene pellets were sold worldwide at post and base exchanges and were equipped with waist and crotch straps. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received reports of 19 infant deaths involving this type of cushion, though no deaths have been reported with cushions sold by AAFES.
According to the recall notice, authorized exchange customers who have these cushions should return them to any exchange for a refund of the purchase price. The notice also states that consumers should stop using the cushions immediately.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Suffocation
CONTACT: April 19, 1990 (301) 504-7908 Release # 90-080 Army And Air Force Exchange Service Recalls Infant Bean Bag Cushions Because Of Suffocation Risk WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At its initiative, and with the support and assistance of its supplier, Gold, Inc., Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is voluntarily recalling more than 11,000 "Support Sack" bean bag infant cushions because of a suffocation risk. AAFES sold these cushions worldwide at post/base exchanges. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received reports of 19 infant deaths involving this type of infant cushion although there are no known deaths with cushions sold by AAFES. The Support Sack involved in the recall is a quilted fabric covered, polystyrene pellet-filled cushion, sometimes called a "bean bag cushion," intended for use with infants. Each cushion is equipped with restraining waist and crotch straps. Other retailers have sold these or similar infant cushions. This notice is limited to bean bag infant cushions sold at Army and Air Force exchanges. AAFES and the Commission staff urge consumers who have these cushions to stop using them immediately. Authorized exchange customers should return the cushions to any exchange for a refund of the purchase price
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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