CPSC, Baseline Design Announce Recall of Bean Bag Chairs
PRODUCT: Bean Bag Chairs - Baseline Design of Linwood, Pa., is
voluntarily recalling about 30,000 bean bag chairs. The bean bag chairs
are designed with 12-inch double zippers in various types of motifs: a
smiley face, a football-shape, a baseball-shape, a basketball-shape and
solid neon green, yellow, pink and blue neon colors. Walmart stores
sold the bean bag chairs nationwide from September 1999 through December
1999 for about $30.
PROBLEM: The bean bags contain small polystyrene beads that present
suffocation and strangulation hazards to young children who may inhale
the small beads. The recalled bean bag chairs have zippers that were
not properly sealed to prevent young children from opening the bean bag
chairs and being exposed to the small beads.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: Baseline Design is aware of three incidents in
which the zippers opened freely. Two of the incidents involved young
children who were able to open the bean bag chair zippers, and gain
excess to the small polystyrene beads. One child received medical
attention at a hospital after inhaling the small beads.
WHAT TO DO: Consumers should inspect their bean bag chairs. If the
zippers can be opened freely, Baseline Design will provide owners with a
free replacement bean bag chair with zippers that do not open. For more
information and instructions consumers should call Baseline Design toll-
free at (800) 497-3626, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, EST or
visit the firm's website at www.foamex.com.
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