Baseline Design Recalls Bean Bag Chairs Due to Suffocation Risk

Plain-English summary

Baseline Design, a division of Crain Industries Inc., is voluntarily recalling approximately 2.5 million bean bag chairs sold nationwide in retail stores from 1990 through 1994. The chairs, which are intended for adult use, were sold for about $20.00 at retailers including Walmart, Kmart, Lillian Vernon, and Target. The product comes in various colors, patterns, and fabrics.

The recall is being issued due to a suffocation hazard. Young children and toddlers can unzip the chairs and inhale the small foam filling pellets. On September 11, 1994, a 19-month-old toddler in Unionville, Missouri, reportedly unzipped a chair, crawled inside, and suffocated from inhaling the foam pellets. Additionally, Baseline Design received a report of a 2.5-year-old girl in El Paso, Texas, who survived after inhaling and ingesting foam pellets when her older brother zipped the chair closed with her inside.

Consumers should stop using these chairs and keep them away from young children. To identify the recalled product, look for the manufacturer name 'Base Line Design' printed on the label. Consumers can call 800-497-3626, ext. 2997, for instructions on returning the chair free-of-charge to have the hazard eliminated by retrofitting.

The recalled product

Product

CPSC, Baseline Design Recall Bean Bag Chair Following Death

Manufacturer

Crain Industries

Category

Consumer Product — Furniture

Hazard

• suffocation
• choking

Distribution

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