THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: YAYITA BABY HAMMOCKS
UNITS: ABOUT 100
DISTRIBUTOR: FLAGHOUSE INC., OF HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.
HAZARD: THE HAMMOCK CAN FLIP OVER, POSING A SERIOUS FALL HAZARD AND STRANGULATION HAZARD TO INFANTS WHO GET ENTRAPPED IN THE SEAT’S RESTRAINT STRAPS WHILE UPSIDE DOWN.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: FLAGHOUSE HAS RECEIVED ONE REPORT OF AN INCIDENT IN WHICH THE HAMMOCK FLIPPED OVER ENTRAPPING A 7 MONTH OLD BOY IN THE RESTRAINT STRAPS. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED BABY HAMMOCK IS CREAM-COLORED CANVAS AND HANGS FROM A WOODEN POLE. THE HAMMOCK MEASURES ABOUT 29 X 43 INCHES. IT HAS THREE RESTRAINT STRAPS WITH RED BUCKLES AND IS ATTACHED TO A CUSHIONED PAD FOR THE INFANT. A MOUNTING FIXTURE, ALSO CALLED A FIXING SET, IS SOLD WITH THE HAMMOCK. “LA SIESTA” IS PRINTED ON A TAG LOCATED BELOW THE RESTRAINT STRAPS. MODEL NUMBER YABP-1 IS PRINTED ON A WHITE TAG SEWN INTO THE HAMMOCK’S SIDE SEAM.
SOLD BY: FLAGHOUSE INC.’S CATALOG, AND ONLINE AT WWW.FLAGHOUSE.COM, AND AT BJ WHOLESALE CLUB’S WEB SITE, WWW.BJS.COM, FROM SEPTEMBER 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 2008 FOR ABOUT $90.
MANUFACTURED IN: COLOMBIA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE BABY HAMMOCK AND CONTACT FLAGHOUSE TO RECEIVE A FULL REFUND, OR CREDIT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER PRODUCT.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT FLAGHOUSE AT (800) 793-7900 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.FLAGHOUSE.COM
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