The US Consumer Product Safety Commission in conjunction with the Window Covering Safety Council has issued several recalls today for roman and roll-up blinds due to risk of strangulation hazard. Children can get their heads caught in the cords used to pull up the shades and there have been several incidents recorded. The CPSC has been investigating reports on these types of window coverings for the last 15 years, working with manufacturers to keep window coverings safe.

The Window Covering Safety Council is offering a free repair kit for these types of window coverings and consumers are encouraged to remove the coverings until an appropriate fix can be applied or they replace the covering with a cord free option. Consumers can contact the WCSC at www.windowcoverings.org or by calling (800) 506-4636 anytime to receive the free repair kit.

Read the full release at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10073.html

Individual recalls can be found below.

 

• Near Strangulation of Children Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Louis Hornick & Co. Sold at Ross Stores
• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Draper Inc.
• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively at West Elm
• Near Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman and Roller Shades Sold at Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and PBTeens
• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Matchstick Roll-Up Shades by International Merchandise; Sold Exclusively at Big Lots
• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds by Lotus & Windoware: Sold Exclusively at Ace Hardware and Big Lots
• Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by All Strong Industry
• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds and Roman Shades by Walmart
• Near Strangulations of Child Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds by JCPenney
• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair of Roman Shades by Airtex Designs Group; Sold Exclusively by The Land of Nod