B.A.T. zippered bean bag chairs
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and five bean bag chair manufacturers announced a voluntary recall of approximately 142,000 zippered bean bag chairs due to suffocation hazard. The recalled chairs were manufactured by B.A.T., Golden Needle Co., Holbrook-Patterson, Inc., Lazy Bean, and Lewco Corp., and were sold between 1989 and March 1995 through retail specialty shops, catalogs, and educational supply companies. The CPSC's investigation found 5 deaths and at least 27 nonfatal incidents involving children who unzipped the chairs, crawled inside, and inhaled or ingested the small foam pellets, or choked on pellets that escaped from unzipped chairs.
Consumers should identify their bean bag chair's manufacturer by checking the label for the company name or license number, then call the manufacturer's phone number to receive repair instructions. Bean bag chairs with a small T-shaped plastic tab attached to the zipper head need repair. Any zippered bean bag chair that opens freely should be immediately taken away from children. Consumers unsure whether their chair is included in this recall or unable to identify the manufacturer should call the CPSC's toll-free hotline at (800) 638-2772.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Suffocation
July 7, 1995 Release # 95-142 WASHINGTON, D.C.- As part of its ongoing investigation of zippered bean bag chairs that may present a suffocation hazard, CPSC and five additional bean bag chair manufacturers announced today the voluntary recall of approximately 142,000 more zippered bean bag chairs.CPSC's ongoing investigation has included recalls and repair programs implemented by ten other bean bag chair manufacturers. Previous recalls have affected over 12 million bean bag chairs.CPSC is aware of 5 deaths from suffocation and at least 27 cases where children recovered from their injuries involving zippered bean bag chairs. The children who died unzipped the bean bag chairs, crawled inside, inhaled and ingested the small pellets of foam filling. In other cases children choked while playing with pellets from unzipped bean bag chairs which clogged their mouths and noses. None of these deaths and incidents involve bean bag chairs manufactured by the firms listed below.The following bean bag chair manufacturers are participating in this voluntary recall: Manufacturer Dates sold B.A.T.Irving, TX(214) 986-4413LIC No. TX 004408 on chair label 1991 thru January 1995 Golden Needle Co.Ft. Worth, TX(800) 569-0801 1991 thru March 1995 Holbrook-Patterson, Inc.Angola, IN 1989 thru March 1995 Lazy BeanSan Francisco, CA(415) 957-9502 1993 thru March 1995 Lewco Corp.Stamford, CT(800) 867-8857 After March 1993only at Toys'R' Us These manufacturer's bean bag chairs were sold through small retail specialty shops, catalogs, and educational supply companies. Consumers should check the bean bag chair's label identifying the manufacturer by name or LIC. number and call the company's number listed above to receive instructions for repairing their bean bag chair.Any manufacturer's zippered bean bag chair that freely opens should be taken away from children IMMEDIATELY. Consumers should be aware that bean bag chairs manufactured with a small, T-shaped plastic tab attached to the zipper head are in need of repair. This recall does not affect bean bag chairs that have been retrofitted to prevent children from freely opening them. Consumers who are not sure whether their bean bag chairs are included in this recall or need help identifying their bean bag's manufacturer should call CPSC's toll-free hotline at (800) 638-2772 for assistance
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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