BLINDS AND SHADES RECALLED AFTER CHILDREN FATALLY INJURED
As an advocate of child safety in the home and safe products for consumers, I am asking everyone to check their window treatments to determine if they are part of a nationwide recall. Millions of window coverings are being recalled by Lewis Hyman, Pottery Barn Kids, IKEA, Lutron, Vertical Land and Victoria Classics. Additionally, some were sold at Target and Expo Design Center. The companies are recalling the products after the deaths of three children who were strangled by the product cords. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the warning on Wednesday, August 26, 2009.
Two deaths were attributed to window treatments from Lewis Hyman Inc. of Carson. The company recalled 4.2 million roll-up blinds with plastic slats, sold throughout the country from 1999 through 2003 and 600,000 Woolrich Roman shades, sold at Target from 2006 through 2008.
Another death was attributed to a product by a Panama City Beach, FL company called Vertical Land Inc., which recalled thousands of blinds and shades that were sold at its stores in Florida from 1992 to 2006.
Pottery Barn Kids/Williams-Sonoma Inc. recalled 85,000 Roman shades. The products were sold at Pottery Barn Kids from 2003 to 2007.
IKEA recalled 120,000 Melina Roman blinds, sold from 2006 to 2008.
About 245,000 fabric roller shades are being recalled. Distributed by Lutron Electronics Co. of Coopersburg, Pa., they were sold by dealers and Expo Design Centers from 2000 through this April.
About 163,000 Roman shades in two styles -- thermal sailcloth and matchstick bamboo -- from Victoria Classics of Edison, N.J., are being recalled. The shades were sold at Target from September to June of 2009.
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