Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively at West Elm

Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it…

Recall #: 10072
Affected scope: About 42,000

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West Elm of San Francisco, Calif. recalled This recall involves all sizes and colors of West Elm Jute/Poly Roman shades. An orange, ….

Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively at West Elm was recalled by West Elm of San Francisco, Calif. in December 15, 2009. Reason: Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the…. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Roman shades and contact West Elm to…. Verify recall #10072 with the CPSC before acting.

The recall

West Elm of San Francisco, Calif. issued this CPSC recall-Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the….

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agency class: December 15, 2009
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Sourced from official CPSC enforcement records. Verify recall #10072 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.

Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 5 from CPSC - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.

Product description

This recall involves all sizes and colors of West Elm Jute/Poly Roman shades. An orange, black and white label located at the bottom edge of the shades warns that "Cords and bead chains can loop around child's neck and STRANGLE."

Reason for recall

Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

Remedy, what to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Roman shades and contact West Elm to arrange for free pick up of the shade. A merchandise card in the value of the purchase will be issued once the shade is received by the firm.

Recall Profile

Structured summary of the CPSC recall record
Attribute	Value
Agency	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Severity class	Not classified by agency
Status	Active
Recall number	10072
Date reported	December 15, 2009
Date initiated	December 15, 2009
Recalling firm	West Elm of San Francisco, Calif.
Affected scope	About 42,000
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 immediately stop using the recalled Roman shades and contact West Elm to arrange for free pick up of the shade. …

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This recall was issued by the CPSC on December 15, 2009. CPSC does not publish a hazard classification for this recall. Recall number: 10072.

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