ORIENTAL UNLIMITED HAS ADDED ITS NAME TO THE RETAILERS JOINING THE VOLUNTARY RECALL ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER 2009 OF ALL ROMAN SHADES AND ROLL-UP BLINDS.
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: ROMAN SHADES AND ROLL-UP BLINDS
UNITS: ABOUT 25,000
IMPORTER: ORIENTAL FURNITURE OF CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
HAZARD: ROMAN SHADES – STRANGULATIONS CAN OCCUR WHEN A CHILD PLACES HIS/HER NECK BETWEEN THE EXPOSED INNER CORD AND THE FABRIC ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BLIND OR WHEN A CHILD PULLS THE CORD OUT AND WRAPS IT AROUND HIS/HER NECK. ROLL-UP BLINDS – STRANGULATIONS CAN OCCUR IF THE LIFTING LOOP SLIDES OFF THE SIDE OF THE BLIND AND A CHILD’S NECK BECOMES ENTANGLED ON THE FREE-STANDING LOOP OR IF A CHILD PLACES HIS/HER NECK BETWEEN THE LIFTING LOOP AND THE ROLL-UP BLIND MATERIAL.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: NONE REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES ALL STYLES AND SIZES OF ROMAN SHADES AND ROLL-UP BLINDS SOLD BY ORIENTAL FURNITURE. “ORIENTAL FURNITURE” IS PRINTED ON THE PACKAGING.
SOLD BY: ONLY ONLINE AT WWW.ORIENTALFURNITURE.COM, WWW.AMAZON.COM, AND WWW.OVERSTOCK.COM FROM MARCH 2009 THROUGH DECEMBER 2009 FOR BETWEEN $20 AND $60.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE RECALLED ROMAN SHADES AND ROLL-UP BLINDS IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT THE WINDOW COVERING SAFETY COUNCIL FOR A FREE REPAIR KIT AT (800) 506-4636 ANYTIME OR VISIT WWW.WINDOWCOVERINGS.ORG. ORIENTAL FURNITURE IS CONTACTING ALL KNOWN CONSUMERS.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT ORIENTAL FURNITURE AT (800) 978-2100 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. (ET) MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.ORIENTALFURNITURE.COM
Leave a Reply