CPSC Announces Recall of Baseline Design Beanbag Chairs
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2003-01-28). Hazards: suffocation. About 30,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 03076 |
| Published | 2003-01-28 |
| Last updated | 2025-05-19 |
| Product category | Bean Bag Chairs |
| Products | Baseline Design beanbag chairs |
| Firms | Baseline Design, of Linwood, Pa. (manufacturer) |
| Manufactured in | United States |
| Units (US) | 30,000 |
| Hazard classes | suffocation |
| Remedy classes | replace |
| Sold | Wal-Mart stores located in the Northeast U.S. sold the beanbag chairs, from September 1999 through December 1999, for about $30. |
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."
Hazard
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.
Remedy
Consumers should check if they can unzip their Baseline Design beanbag chairs. If the zippers can be unzipped freely, Baseline Design will provide owners with a free replacement beanbag chair with zippers that do not open. Consumers should be sure young children cannot use the chairs if the zipper can be opened freely and should be sure children are not exposed to the beads inside the chair.
Incidents and injuries
Baseline Design is aware of three incidents, in which the chairs were unzipped freely. Two of the incidents involved young children who were able to open the beanbag chair zippers and handle the small polystyrene beads, including one child who received medical attention after inhaling the beads.
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