FAB/Starpoint Recalls Circo Beaded Door Curtains Due to Risk of Strangulation; Sold Exclusively at Target
Recall 11146 · Mar 1, 2011 · FAB/Starpoint
79,000
units affected
79,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11146
- Date
- Mar 1, 2011
- Company
- FAB/Starpoint
- Units affected
- 79,000
- Product
- Circo beaded door curtains
- Product type
- Draperies and Curtains and Shower Curtains
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
The Circo pink door curtain is a set of two beaded door curtains, each of which is 12 inches wide and 72 inches long. The warnings on the packaging include: "Not for use in areas with children under 5 years of age. Plastic ornaments may pose strangulation or entanglement hazard. Not for use near cribs or playpens...". The photograph on the packaging shows an installed door curtain at the doorway of a girl's bedroom with pink wall color, child-themed lamp and clock. There is a CAUTION statement included in the installation instructions that states: "Do not tie bottom to form loops."
What can happen
Strangulations can occur when a child plays with the beaded strands by wrapping them around their necks or by creating loops in which they can insert their heads. Also, children can get entangled in the strands, which are prone to entangle, just by running through the doorway.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take down the curtains and return them to any Target store for a full refund or store credit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received three reports of entanglement. In January 2009, a nine-year old girl was entangled while passing through the beads and nearly choked as she continued walking through the curtain. In January 2010, a six-year old girl in Reno, Nev. became entangled in the bead strands as she passed through them and suffered slight lacerations to her neck. In April 2010, a girl became entangled as the beads swung back behind her father who had walked through the beads before her.
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide and target.com from January 2009 through May 2010 for between $13 (at target.com) and $15 in stores
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled circo beaded door curtains?
Consumers should immediately take down the curtains and return them to any Target store for a full refund or store credit.
What is the hazard?
Strangulations can occur when a child plays with the beaded strands by wrapping them around their necks or by creating loops in which they can insert their heads. Also, children can get entangled in the strands, which are prone to entangle, just by running through the doorway.
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