The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·11146·Announced 2011-03-01

FAB/Starpoint Recalls Circo Beaded Door Curtains Due to Strangulation Risk

FAB/Starpoint is recalling Circo beaded door curtains sold at Target due to strangulation and entanglement hazards. Consumers should remove the curtains and return them for a refund.

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 (strangulation/entanglement) where injury has not yet been reported as severe or fatal, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported serious injury.

Plain-English summary

FAB/Starpoint LLC is recalling approximately 79,000 units of Circo beaded door curtains due to the risk of strangulation and entanglement. The product consists of a set of two pink beaded door curtains, each measuring 12 inches wide and 72 inches long. The hazard exists because children can wrap the beaded strands around their necks, create loops to insert their heads into, or become entangled in the strands while running through doorways.

The company has received three reports of entanglement involving children. In one incident, a nine-year-old girl nearly choked while passing through the beads. In another, a six-year-old girl suffered slight lacerations to her neck after becoming entangled. In the third report, a girl was pulled off her feet and momentarily suspended, resulting in scratches to her neck. No deaths or serious injuries were reported in the source text.

The curtains were sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide and on target.com from January 2009 through May 2010 for between $13 and $15. Consumers should immediately take down the curtains and return them to any Target store for a full refund or store credit. For more information, consumers can contact Target at (800) 440-0680 or visit www.target.com.

The recalled product

Product
Circo beaded door curtains
Manufacturer
FAB/Starpoint LLC, of New York, N.Y.
Category
Consumer Product — Home Decor
Hazard
Affected units
79,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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