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Product recall · CPSCDecember 19, 2014Highest risk
Comfort Research Vinyl Bean Bag Chairs
Check whether yours is affected, then follow the instructions below.
What’s wrong
The zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, become entrapped, suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair's foam beads.
The Recall Registry rates this highest risk — Suffocation risk.
What it looks like
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What to do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bean bag chairs from children and check them for zippers that can be opened. Consumers can contact Comfort Research for instructions to permanently disable the zipper.
Who to contact: Comfort Research toll-free at (844) 578-8933 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.comfortresearch.com and click on the Product Recall link for more information.
The product
This recall involves vinyl polystyrene-filled bean bag chairs with a single zipper on the exterior cover. The round vinyl bean bag chairs measure 88 and 98 inches in diameter. Colors and patterns included in the recall are black, hot pink, lime, purple, royal blue, ruby red, and baseball, basketball, football and soccer ball. A tag sewn into bean bag chair's cover seam reads "Made By Comfort Research" and "100% Polystyrene."
Details
- Units affected
- About 125,000
- Recall date
- December 19, 2014
- Brand
- Comfort Research, LLC, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Injuries reported
- None reported
Burlington Coat Factory, Kroger, Meijer and other retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon, Bean Bag Company, Groupon, Kohls, Target, Toys R Us, Walmart, Wayfair and other online retailers between January 2010 and October 2013 for between $30 and $40.
The official notice
This recall was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “Comfort Research Recalls Vinyl Bean Bag Chairs Due to Risk of Entrapment, Suffocation”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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