Product Recall Number: 90-077
Why was Baby-Minder bean bag infant cushion recalled?
This infant cushion is being recalled because of a suffocation risk to infants.
Product Recall Number: 90-077
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1990-04-19
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Baby-Minder bean bag infant cushion
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Fourth Little Pig, San Anselmo, CA, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling its Baby-Minder bean bag infant cushions because of a suffocation risk. Although no deaths have been reported involving the Baby-Minder, the Commission has received reports of 19 infants being found dead lying face down on similar products made by other firms. Baby-Minder is a fabric covered, polystyrene pellet-filled cushion with restraining straps intended for use with infants. The manufacturer's name and address, along with patent and registry numbers, appear on a paper tag stitched into a seam of the product. The Fourth Little Pig name is also on a smaller tag containing washing instructions. Approximately 3,000 Baby-Minder cushions have been sold since 1985 for approximately $40 each. The Commission staff urges consumers who own these products to stop using them immediately.
Hazard Description: This infant cushion is being recalled because of a suffocation risk to infants.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Dispose
Units: Approximately 3,000
Incidents: Although no deaths have been reported involving the Baby-Minder, the Commission has received reports of 19 infants being found dead lying face down on similar products made by other firms.
Remedy: The Commission staff urges consumers who own these products to stop using them immediately.
Sold At: None Listed
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: The Fourth Little Pig, of San Anselmo, CA
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed