A Household Consumer Product Recall Alert Has Been Issued: Additional Retail Sales Prompt CPSC and Meijer to Re-announce Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds Recall; Strangulation Hazard Posed. The recalled household product reportedly has the following potential safety hazard:
Roman shades – strangulation 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. Roll-up blinds – strangulation 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.
For more information on the household consumer products recall, read the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Recall Alert: Additional Retail Sales Prompt CPSC and Meijer to Re-announce Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds Recall; Strangulation Hazard Posed.
To report a potentially defective, unsafe, dangerous or hazardous household consumer product to the CPSC, submit a complaint at saferproducts.gov.
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