The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·01171·Announced 2001-06-13

Battat Recalls Parents Magazine Soft Landing Beanbag Cushions for Suffocation Hazards

Battat is recalling about 1,500 Parents magazine-brand Soft Landing Beanbag cushions sold at Target due to suffocation and strangulation hazards to infants.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (suffocation/strangulation) where injury has not yet been reported as severe, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported serious injury.

Plain-English summary

Battat Incorporated is recalling approximately 1,500 Parents™ magazine-brand Soft Landing Beanbag cushions. These airplane-shaped cushions, which measure approximately 27 inches long by 21 inches wide, were sold at Target stores nationwide from September 2000 through May 2001 for about $24. The cushions are filled with plastic foam pellets and feature attached toys, including a heart-shaped rattle and a circle teether, connected by 8- to 9-inch cords.

The recall is being issued because infant pillows and cushions have been banned under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act since 1992 due to suffocation hazards. Additionally, the cords attaching the toys to the cushions pose strangulation hazards. Battat has received one report of a cord wrapping around the neck of a 7-month-old baby boy, causing red marks.

Consumers should take the cushions away from children immediately. To obtain a refund, consumers can return the cushions to a Target store or mail them to Battat Incorporated at 44 Martina Circle, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. For more information, consumers can call Battat Incorporated at (800) 247-6144 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

The recalled product

Product
Parents™ magazine-brand Soft Landing Beanbag cushions
Manufacturer
Battat Incorporated, of Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Category
Consumer Product — Infant Cushions
Hazard
Affected units
1,500

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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