CPSC recall · Reported May 8, 2002
CPSC, Baseline Design Announce Recall of Bean Bag Chairs
The bean bags contain small polystyrene beads that present suffocation and strangulation hazards to young children who may inhale the small beads. The recalled bean bag chairs hav…
Baseline Design, of Linwood, Pa. recalled The bean bag chairs are designed with 12-inch double zippers in various types of motifs: ….
CPSC, Baseline Design Announce Recall of Bean Bag Chairs was recalled by Baseline Design, of Linwood, Pa. in May 8, 2002. Reason: The bean bags contain small polystyrene beads that present suffocation and strangulation hazards to young chi…. Remedy: Consumers should inspect their bean bag chairs. If the zippers can be opened freely, Base…. Verify recall #02539 with the CPSC before acting.
The recall
Baseline Design, of Linwood, Pa. issued this CPSC recall-The bean bags contain small polystyrene beads that present suffocation and strangulation hazards to young chi….
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- agency class
- May 8, 2002
- reported
Sourced from official CPSC enforcement records. Verify recall #02539 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. Consumers holding this product should act on the agency's documented remedy above rather than relying on general guidance.
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Product description
The bean bag chairs are designed with 12-inch double zippers in various types of motifs: a smiley face, a football-shape, a baseball-shape, a basketball-shape, and solid neon green, yellow, pink and blue neon colors.
Reason for recall
The bean bags contain small polystyrene beads that present suffocation and strangulation hazards to young children who may inhale the small beads. The recalled bean bag chairs have zippers that were not properly sealed to prevent young children from opening the bean bag chairs and being exposed to the small beads.
Remedy, what to do
Consumers should inspect their bean bag chairs. If the zippers can be opened freely, Baseline Design will provide owners with a free replacement bean bag chair with zippers that do not open.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| Severity class | Not classified by agency |
| Status | Active |
| Recall number | 02539 |
| Date reported | May 8, 2002 |
| Date initiated | May 8, 2002 |
| Recalling firm | Baseline Design, of Linwood, Pa. |
| Affected scope | About 30,000 |
| Distribution | Not disclosed |
| Official source | CPSC notice → |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official CPSC enforcement record. Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
What to do with this recall
Consumers should inspect their bean bag chairs. If the zippers can be opened freely, Baseline Design will provide owners with a f…
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- Follow the documented remedy (refund, replacement, repair, or disposal) rather than general advice. What to do next
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