CPSC Announces Recall of Baseline Design Beanbag Chairs
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2003-01-28 · 03076
Hazards
Some of these beanbag chairs have zippers that can be opened, allowing access to the polystyrene beads inside the chairs. This poses a suffocation hazard to young children who can unzip the chair and inhale the small beads.
Recall
Number
03076
Date
2003-01-28
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Baseline Design beanbag chairs
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Baseline Design, of Linwood, Pa.
Retailer(s)
Wal-Mart stores located in the Northeast U.S. sold the beanbag chairs, from September 1999 through December 1999, for about $30.
Country of manufacture
United States
Description
The recalled beanbag chairs are designed with 12-inch double zippers and have various designs, including a smiley face, a football shape, a baseball shape, a basketball shape, and solid green, yellow, pink and blue neon colors. The beanbags have a tag that states, in part, "Made by Baseline Design."