Product Recall Number: 11007
Why was Roman shades recalled?
Strangulations 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.
Product Recall Number: 11007
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2010-10-06
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Roman shades
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: Strangulations 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.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 200,000
Incidents: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the Roman shades and contact the Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) for a free repair kit at (800) 506-4636 anytime or visit www.windowcoverings.org
Sold At: Specialty home textile retail shops and mail order companies nationwide from September 2004 through August 2010 for between $40 and $120.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Green Mountain Vista, Inc. of Williston, Vt.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed