Baby Hammocks Recalled by FlagHouse Inc. Due to Fall and Strangulation Hazards
Recall 08604 · Aug 29, 2008 · FlagHouse Inc.
100
units affected
100
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 08604
- Date
- Aug 29, 2008
- Company
- FlagHouse Inc.
- Units affected
- 100
- Product
- Yayita Baby Hammocks
- Product type
- Bassinets/Baby Hammocks
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
The recalled baby hammock is cream-colored canvas and hangs from a wooden pole. The hammock measures about 29 x 43 inches. It has three restraint straps with red buckles and is attached to a cushioned pad for the infant. A mounting fixture, also called a fixing set, is sold with the hammock. "La Siesta" is printed on a tag located below the restraint straps. Model number YABP-1 is printed on a white tag sewn into the hammock's side seam.
What can happen
The hammock can flip over, posing a serious fall hazard and strangulation hazard to infants who get entrapped in the seat's restraint straps while upside down.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the baby hammock and contact FlagHouse to receive a full refund, or credit toward the purchase of another product.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- FlagHouse has received one report of an incident in which the hammock flipped over entrapping a 7-month-old boy in the restraint straps. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- FlagHouse Inc.'s catalog, and online at www.flaghouse.com, and at BJ Wholesale Club's Web site, www.bjs.com, from September 2007 through August 2008 for about $90.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled yayita baby hammocks?
Consumers should immediately stop using the baby hammock and contact FlagHouse to receive a full refund, or credit toward the purchase of another product.
What is the hazard?
The hammock can flip over, posing a serious fall hazard and strangulation hazard to infants who get entrapped in the seat's restraint straps while upside down.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.