January 28, 2003
Baseline
Design of Linwood, Pa. is announcing the recall of about 30,000 beanbag chairs
manufactured in 1999. Some of these beanbag chairs have zippers that can be
opened, allowing access to the polystyrene beads inside the chairs. This poses
a suffocation hazard to young children who can unzip the chair and inhale the
small beads.
The recalled beanbag chairs are designed with 12-inch double zippers and have
various designs, including a smiley face, a football- shape, a baseball-shape,
a basketball-shape and solid green, yellow, pink and blue neon colors. The
beanbags have a tag that states, in part, "Made by Baseline Design."
Wal-Mart stores located in the Northeast U.S. sold the beanbag chairs from
September 1999 through December 1999 for about $30.
Consumers should check if they can unzip their Baseline Design beanbag chairs.
If the zippers can be unzipped freely, Baseline Design will provide owners with
a free replacement beanbag chair with zippers that do not open. Consumers
should be sure young children cannot use the chairs if the zipper can be opened
freely and should be sure children are not exposed to the beads inside the
chair.
For
more information and instructions, consumers should call Baseline Design at
(800) 497-3626, Ext. 3046, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday
or visit the firm's web site at http://www.foamex.com/recall.pdf.