Graco traditional style childrens' playards
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Graco Children's Products is offering free repair kits for approximately 133,000 traditional-style playards manufactured between November 1995 and September 1996. The mesh on these playards may unravel from the seam, creating a potential choking or entanglement hazard for children. Graco has received 9 reports of toddlers unraveling mesh strands and becoming entangled or placing the strands in their mouths, though no serious injuries have been reported. The recalled playards were sold nationwide at stores including Toys R Us and Walmart for $35 to $55 each.
Consumers can identify recalled playards by checking the manufacturing date label on the playard floor under the pad; recalled units have dates ranging from 111395 (November 13, 1995) through 091296 (September 12, 1996). According to the recall notice, consumers should not use the playard if the netting has started to unravel. To obtain a free repair kit and application instructions, consumers should call Graco at (800) 345-4109 or write to Customer Affairs, Graco Children's Products Inc., P.O. Box 100, Elverson, PA 19520.
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Entanglement Entrapment
Playards Repair by Graco NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: telephone number change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Originally issued October 30, 1996, Revised July 31, 2002 (301) 504-7908 Release # 97-015 CPSC, Graco Announce Recall To Repair Mesh on Playards WASHINGTON, D.C. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Graco Children's Products Inc. of Elverson, Pa., is announcing a free repair kit for about 133,000 traditional style Graco playards (also known as a playpen). The mesh on playards made between November 1995 and September 1996 may unravel from the seam, resulting in a possible choking or entanglement hazard. Graco has received 9 reports of toddlers unraveling a strand from the mesh and becoming entangled in it or mouthing it. No serious injuries resulted. To protect children from possible injury, Graco is offering a free, easily applied solution that will prevent the mesh strands from unraveling. The recalled playards were sold nationwide in juvenile products and discount stores such as Toys R Us and Walmart for $35 to $55 each. The drop-side style playards have vinyl covered top rails and a vinyl covered pad. A manufacturing date is located on a label on the playard floor under the pad. Recalled playards have manufacturing dates 111395 (November 13, 1995) through 091296 (September 12, 1996). Consumers should call Graco at (800) 345-4109 for a free repair kit and application instructions or write to Customer Affairs, Graco Children's Products Inc., P.O. Box 100, Elverson, PA 19520. Consumers should not use the playard if the netting has started to unravel.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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