The Recall Desk
CriticalCPSC·14261·Announced 2014-08-22

Ace Bayou Bean Bag Chairs Recalled Due to Suffocation and Choking Hazards

Ace Bayou is recalling about 2.2 million bean bag chairs because zippers can open, allowing children to crawl inside and suffocate or choke on foam beads.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly reports two deaths associated with the product, which mandates a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ace Bayou Corp. is recalling about 2.2 million bean bag chairs sold in various sizes, shapes, and colors. The recalled chairs feature two zippers that can be unzipped and opened, including one on the exterior cover and another directly underneath. The chairs are filled with polystyrene foam beads and were sold in round or L-shaped configurations.

The recall was issued due to suffocation and choking hazards. Two deaths have been reported: a 13-year-old boy from McKinney, Texas, and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Kentucky, both died after suffocating from lack of air and inhaling the chair's foam beads. Both children were found inside the chairs.

The chairs were sold at Bon-Ton, Meijer, Pamida, School Specialty, Wayfair, and Walmart stores, as well as online at Amazon.com, Meijer.com, and Walmart.com, before July 2013 for between $30 and $100. Consumers should check their bean bag chairs for zippers that can open, take those chairs away from children immediately, and contact Ace Bayou for a free repair kit to permanently disable the zippers.

The recalled product

Product
Bean bag chairs
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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