Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up
Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds and Roman Shades by Walmart
Why was Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up recalled?
Roll-Up Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material. Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the Roman shades and the roll-up blinds and contact the Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) for a free repair kit at (800) 506-4636 anytime or visit www.windowcoverings.org Contact: For additional information, contact Walmart at (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.walmartstores.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Roll-up Blinds and Roman Shades
- Company
- Walmart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.
- Quantity
- About 1.1 million (600,000 roll-up blinds and 500,000 Roman shades)
- Sold at
- Walmart stores nationwide and at www.walmart.com or www.samsclub.com from January 1999 through September 2009 for between $6 and $30.
- Recall date
- December 15, 2009
- Incidents / injuries
- No incidents or injuries have been reported involving Roman shades directly sold by Walmart. However, CPSC is aware of the death of a child from one of these Roman shades sold by another retailer. No incidents or injuries have been reported in roll-up shades.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves all styles and sizes of fabric, bamboo and jute roll-up blinds and Roman shades.