Baby Sak Bean Bag Infant Cushions Recalled Due to Suffocation Risk
Baby Sak is recalling bean bag infant cushions due to a suffocation risk. Consumers are urged to stop using the products immediately.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the CPSC has received reports of 19 infants being found dead lying face down on similar products. Per the rubric, if reported deaths exist anywhere in the source text, the score is 5 regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Baby Sak, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling its Baby Sak bean bag infant cushions because of a suffocation risk. The product is a fabric-covered, polystyrene pellet-filled cushion intended for use with infants. The name "Baby Sak" appears on the restraint straps attached to the product.
Although no deaths have been reported involving the specific Baby Sak brand, the CPSC has received reports of 19 infants being found dead lying face down on similar products. Since 1988, approximately 125 Baby Sak cushions have been sold for $15.00 each, exclusively at local craft shows in southern Florida.
Baby Sak and CPSC staff urge consumers who own these products to stop using them immediately. Baby Sak will exchange other infant products of equal retail value for the return of the cushions. For instructions on returning the cushion and obtaining the exchange product, consumers should contact Baby Sak at 1260 N.W. 99 Avenue, Pembroke Pines, FL 3302.
The recalled product
- Product
- Baby Sak bean bag infant cushions
- Manufacturer
- Baby Sak
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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