Product Recall Number: 90-085
Why was Tailored Baby "Comfort Cushion" recalled?
This item is being recalled because of a suffocation risk identified in these types of products.
Product Recall Number: 90-085
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1990-04-29
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Tailored Baby "Comfort Cushion"
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tailored Baby, Inc., San Fernando, CA, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily recalling its "Comfort Cushion" infant cushions because of a suffocation risk identified in these types of products. Although the Tailored Baby Comfort Cushion is not known to be involved in any safety-related incident, the CPSC has received 19 reports that an infant was found dead lying face-down on infant bean bag cushions made by other firms. The Comfort Cushion product is a fabric covered, polystyrene pellet-filled cushion intended for use with infants. The manufacturer's name is attached to the product along with information concerning fiber content. Approximately 78,000 Comfort Cushions were sold nationwide from 1988 through April 1990. The Commission staff urges consumers to stop using these cushions immediately. Consumers who have a Comfort Cushion may return the paper tag with the manufacturer's name, along with a six square inch piece of fabric cut from the cover, to the following address to receive either a free shopping cart restraint (Safety Sitter, Model #2082), or an Infant Seat Cushion Cover (Model #1391). Specify which exchange product you desire. Tailored Baby, Inc. Cushion Exchange 500 Library Street San Fernando, CA 91340 Or, return the product directly to the place of purchase for a refund of the purchase price.
Hazard Description: This item is being recalled because of a suffocation risk identified in these types of products.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: Approximately 78,000
Incidents: CPSC has received 19 reports that an infant was found dead lying face-down on infant bean bag cushions made by other firms.
Remedy: Consumers who have a Comfort Cushion may return the paper tag with the manufacturer's name, along with a six square inch piece of fabric cut from the cover, to the following address to receive either a free shopping cart restraint (Safety Sitter, Model #2082), or an Infant Seat Cushion Cover (Model #1391). Or, return the product directly to the place of purchase for a refund of the purchase price.
Sold At: None Listed
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Tailored Baby, Inc., of San Fernando, CA
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed