The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Blair LLC issued a second recall notice in two months yesterday after receiving reports of six deaths due to the robes catching on fire. In five of the six cases, the victims were women who were cooking at the time; three of the victims were in their 80s. The recall applied to 162,000 robes.
CPSC and Blair initially announced their voluntary recall in April, citing three reports of the robes catching on fire.
The robes, made in Pakistan, have the following item numbers: 3093111, 3093112, 3093113, 3093114, 3093115, and 3093116. They are a one-piece garment made of plush sculpted chenille, a shaped stand collar and horizontal chenille front and back yolks and cuffs. The robes have a full-button front with seven matching button closures.
The robes were sold in Blair catalogs and on the company Web site, as well as Blair stores in Warren, Grove City and Wilmington, Del., from January 2003 through March 2009. Consumers may return the robe to Blair and receive a refund or a $50 gift card by contacting the company at 1-877-392-7095 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, via the firm's Web site at www.blair.com/recall, or by e-mail at blairproductrecall@blair.com.
LaJobi Inc. is recalling about 5,000 Bonavita "Hudson," Babi Italia "Pinehurst" and "Cabana" drop-side cribs.
The lower spring pins on the footboard and headboard can pop out of the tracks located on the drop side causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches, it creates a hazardous gap between the drop side and the crib mattress in which infants and toddlers can become entrapped and suffocate or fall from cribs.
In other cases, the wooden slats can detach or break creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers.
The recalled cribs are wood with a metal mattress support and have drop sides and were sold in a variety of finishes including cherry, espresso, natural and white. Hudson and Pinehurst drop side cribs with production dates from December 2006 through August 2007 are included in the recall. The recalled cribs have the production date, product order number, item number and color printed on a label attached to the footboard or headboard.
Also recalled are Bonavita "Cabana" wooden drop side cribs with metal mattress supports. The cribs were manufactured from January 2006 through October 2008 and have production dates between 01 JAN 2006 and 31 OCT 2008. The model name, color, product order number, production date and other crib identifiers are printed on a label located on the inside bottom rail of the headboard or footboard.
The cribs were sold at Babies "R" Us and other retailers for about $300.
LaJobi will provide professional technicians to perform in-home installations of a free retrofit hardware kit. Consumers should contact LaJobi to register for the free retrofit kit service. Call (866) 688-9009 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at www.Lajobi.com.
Winterbee Inc. (d.b.a. Speedy) is recalling about 80,000 children's hooded jackets.
The jackets have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.
This recall involves Speedy children's hooded zipper jackets and hooded pullover jackets with drawstrings. The jackets were sold in various colors and sizes. "Speedy" can be found on a label located on the inside of the collar.
Sportswear and clothing retailers sold the jackets from December 2004 through December 2008 for about $10.
Consumers should remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard, or return the garment to either the place of purchase or to Speedy for a full refund.
For more information, contact Speedy at 1-888-901-8067 Monday through Friday.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, www.cpsc.gov.