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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.

Roman shades
Here's product recall specific data for Roman shades.

  • 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