Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds by Chicology
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2010-06-15 · 10263
Hazards
Strangulations can occur if the lifting loop slides off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material.
Recall
Number
10263
Date
2010-06-15
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Roll-up blinds
Companies
Retailer(s)
Online retailers including Overstock.com, Bestwindowtreatments.com, Bedbathstore.com, Unbeatablesale.com, Bonton.com, Linensource.com, and Solutions.com from April 2006 through March 2010.
Importer(s)
Chicology of Ontario, Calif.
Country of manufacture
Taiwan
Description
This recall involves the French Antique Gold, Zen Moss, Tropic Ginger, and Kansas White roll-up blind models. The roll-up shades are gold, green, tan and white and are made from natural fiber-paper, jute, and polyester.