Safety regulator, Hamacas Recall Baby Hammocks
Recall 01500 · Sep 18, 2000 · Hamacas
53
units affected
53
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01500
- Date
- Sep 18, 2000
- Company
- Hamacas
- Units affected
- 53
- Product
- Mini-hammocks
- Product type
- Bassinets/Baby Hammocks
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
The product
They are woven from thin cotton strings with nylon end strings in solid or multi-striped colors. The label attached to the end loop reads, "WOVEN BY HAND AND MADE IN YUCATAN MEXICO."
What can happen
Without spreader bars to hold the mini-hammock bed open, the mini-hammocks can suddenly twist around children's necks and strangle them. Also, infants sleeping on soft bedding can become wedged in positions in which they cannot breathe.
The fix
Consumers with one of these hammocks should stop using it immediately. For additional information, contact Hamacas to receive an adult replacement hammock.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- To prevent suffocation, babies should sleep in a crib on a firm, flat mattress on their backs, with no pillows or other soft bedding.
- Sold at
- Hamacas sold these hammocks on their web site as model number HA005, from January through April 2000, for about $20.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled mini-hammocks?
Consumers with one of these hammocks should stop using it immediately. For additional information, contact Hamacas to receive an adult replacement hammock.
What is the hazard?
Without spreader bars to hold the mini-hammock bed open, the mini-hammocks can suddenly twist around children's necks and strangle them. Also, infants sleeping on soft bedding can become wedged in positions in which they cannot breathe.
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.