The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·24006·Announced 2023-10-12

The FORT Children's Play Tents Recalled for Choking and Laceration Hazards

About 13,250 FORT children's play tents are being recalled because magnets used to connect pieces can come loose, posing choking and laceration risks to young children. The manufacturer is no longer in business and offers no remedy.

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: This recall involves actual reported injuries (lacerations to two adults and a pinched finger to one child) from magnets that pose choking and laceration hazards. Although injuries have been reported, there are no reported hospitalizations or deaths, placing this at the High severity level per the rubric for products with risk-of-harm where injury has been reported.

Plain-English summary

Simulated Wood Grain Design LLC (doing business as The FORT) of St. Louis, Missouri, is recalling approximately 13,250 children's play tents. The tents consist of 12 cushions made of polyurethane foam in various shapes covered with synthetic leather fabric, measuring about 30 inches high and 26 inches wide when assembled.

The magnets used to connect the tent's pieces can become dislodged from their pouches. When loose, these magnets pose choking hazards to young children and can cause lacerations and pinched fingers.

The recalled tents were sold online at www.getthefort.com and www.zulily.com from July 2021 through November 2022 for between $200 and $400. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been 17 reports of loose or broken magnets, resulting in laceration injuries to two adults and one pinched finger to a child.

Consumers should dispose of the recalled play tents immediately. The CPSC states it is illegal to resell or donate recalled products. Because the manufacturer is no longer in business, no remedy is available for consumers. For more information, call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772.

The recalled product

Product
The FORT Children's Play Tents
Manufacturer
Simulated Wood Grain Design LLC, d/b/a The FORT, of St. Louis, Missouri
Hazard
  • choking
  • laceration
  • magnet-ingestion
Affected units
13,250

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.