Ace Bayou Reannounces Recall of Bean Bag Chairs Due to Low Rate of Consumer Resp...
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The recalled bean bag chairs have two zippers, including an outer zipper that does not have a pull tab and another zipper directly underneath that zipper. Although the outer zipper on the bean bag chair does not have a pull tab, children can open it. Once they have opened the outer zipper, they can open the inner zipper which contains the foam beads and crawl inside. Children can suffocate or choke on these foam beads.
Product Description & Identification
The recalled bean bag chairs have zippers that can be opened and were sold in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics. They include round or L-shaped, vinyl or fabric, and are filled with polystyrene foam beads. They were sold in a variety of colors, including purple, violet, blue, red, pink, yellow, Kelly green, black, port, navy, lime, royal blue, turquoise, tangerine and multi-color. The round bean bag chairs were sold in three sizes, 30, 32 and 40 inches in diameter. The L-shaped bean bag chair measures 18 inches wide by 30 inches deep by 30 inches high. "ACE BAYOU CORP" is printed on a tag sewn into the bean bag chair's cover seam.
Affected Products
Bean bag chairs
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Ace-Bayou-Reannounces-Recall-of-Bean-Bag-Chairs |
| Title | Ace Bayou Reannounces Recall of Bean Bag Chairs Due to Low Rate of Consumer Response; Two Child Deaths Previously Reported; Consumers Urged to Install Repair |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.16060.BeanBag.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Ace Bayou bean bag chair |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.16060.BeanBagZipper.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Foam beads inside the recalled Ace Bayou bean bag chair |
| Images › 3 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.16060.Lshaped.jpg |
| Images › 3 › Caption | Ace Bayou L-shaped bean bag chair |
| Images › 4 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.16060.Repaironbeanbagchair.jpg |
| Images › 4 › Caption | Ace Bayou bean bag chair with metal staple repair that disables the zipper |
| Images › 5 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.16060.WarningLabelAce.jpg |
| Images › 5 › Caption | Warning label on the bean bag chairs |
| Hazards › Name | The recalled bean bag chairs have two zippers, including an outer zipper that does not have a pull tab and another zipper directly underneath that zipper. Although the outer zipper on the bean bag chair does not have a pull tab, children can open it. Once they have opened the outer zipper, they can open the inner zipper which contains the foam beads and crawl inside. Children can suffocate or choke on these foam beads. |
| Injuries › Name | Two children died after suffocating on the chair's foam beads. An additional incident has been reported to CPSC involving a 6-year-old boy who opened bean bag and reportedly swallowed some foam beads and had others in his nose and mouth. The two deaths involved a 13-year-old boy from McKinney, Texas died and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Ky. who suffocated from lack of air and inhaling the chair's foam beads. Both children were found inside the chairs. |
| Products › Name | Bean bag chairs |
| Products › Type | Chairs |
| Products › Category I D | 67768 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 2.2 million |
| Recall I D | 6603 |
| Remedies › Name | To prevent another death, consumers should check the outside zipper on their bean bag chair to ensure that it has a metal staple to disable the outer zipper. If it does not have a metal staple, take the recalled bean bag chair away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for the free repair kit to permanently disable the zipper. |
| Retailers › Name | Bergner's, Big Lots, Bon-Ton, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's, Meijer, Pamida, School Specialty, Wayfair, Walmart and Younkers stores and online at Amazon.com, Meijer.com, Walmart.com and other websites from 1995 to 2013 for between $30 and $100. |
| Recall Date | 2015-12-17T00:00:00 |
| Description | The recalled bean bag chairs have zippers that can be opened and were sold in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics. They include round or L-shaped, vinyl or fabric, and are filled with polystyrene foam beads. They were sold in a variety of colors, including purple, violet, blue, red, pink, yellow, Kelly green, black, port, navy, lime, royal blue, turquoise, tangerine and multi-color. The round bean bag chairs were sold in three sizes, 30, 32 and 40 inches in diameter. The L-shaped bean bag chair measures 18 inches wide by 30 inches deep by 30 inches high. "ACE BAYOU CORP" is printed on a tag sewn into the bean bag chair's cover seam. |
| Distributors › Name | Ace Bayou Corp., of New Orleans, La. |
| Recall Number | 16060 |
| Remedy Options › Option | Repair |
| Consumer Contact | Ace Bayou toll-free at 855-571-8151 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.acebayou.com and click on "Recall Information" for more information. |
| Last Publish Date | 2016-01-04T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |