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Product recall · CPSCMay 3, 2011Highest risk
Tween Brands Beaded Curtains
The notice says to stop using it — see below for what to do.
What’s wrong
The beaded curtains are prone to entanglement. When an adult or child plays with or runs through the beaded curtains, the risks of entanglement and strangulation are posed.
The Recall Registry rates this highest risk — Strangulation risk.
What it looks like
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What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled curtains and return them to any Justice store for a full refund.
Who to contact: For additional information, contact Tween Brands at (800) 934-4497 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.shopjustice.com
The product
This recall involves two styles of Justice-brand beaded door curtains, the diamond beaded curtain, and the disco ball beaded curtain. These multi-colored curtains are used as a decorative divider in a doorway and measure 72 inches long. Each curtain is sold with two plastic mounting brackets, each measuring 12 inches wide. The name of the product is printed on the packaging and the curtains have tracking numbers 904598.1735 and 904597.1735 printed on labels located on one of the mounting brackets and on the packaging.
Details
- Units affected
- About 36,000
- Recall date
- May 3, 2011
- Brand
- GMA Accessories Inc., of New York, N.Y.
- Made or distributed by
- Tween Brands Inc., d/b/a Justice, of New Albany, Ohio
- Injuries reported
- None reported
- What has been reported
- The firm has received two reports of consumers becoming entangled in the curtains. No injuries have been reported.
Justice stores nationwide and online at www.shopjustice.com from August 2010 through March 2011 for approximately $20.
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: “Tween Brands Recalls Beaded Curtains Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation; Sold Exclusively at Justice Stores”
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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