HALO SleepSacks Wearable Blankets recall: Choking Hazard
HALO SleepSacks Wearable Blankets Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Babies R Us
Why was HALO SleepSacks Wearable Blankets recalled?
Petals from the floral embellishment on the blankets can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the wearable blankets and contact HALO Innovations for a pre-paid envelope containing instructions to remove and return the flower and order a free replacement product. Contact: Halo Innovations toll-free at (866) 819-8118 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, e-mail at [email protected] or online at www.halosleep.com and click on the product recall link on the homepage for more information.
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
- HALO® SleepSack® Wearable Blankets with Pink Satin Flowers
- Company
- Jiaxing Huayan Fashion Co. Ltd, of Jiaxing Zhejiang, China, Halo Innovations, of Minnetonka, Minn.
- Quantity
- About 27,000
- Sold at
- Babies R Us and www.babiesrus.com from December 2011 through July 2013 for about $25.
- Recall date
- August 21, 2013
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received six reports of the petals detaching from the blankets including one report of an infant found gagging on a detached petal.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recalled HALO SleepSack wearable blankets are 100% white cotton with pink-edged ruffles and a pink satin rose embellishment on the front. These sack-shaped wearable blankets have cut-outs for the baby's arms, a zipper down the center, a sewn bottom and were sold in small and medium sizes. Only SleepSack products with GPU numbers 2701, 2781, 2886, 2887, 3007, 3035 and 3142 printed on a neck label under the primary neck label are included in the recall.