Yayita Baby Hammocks, Action Baby Carriers recalled
-- Kids Today, 9/4/2008 10:21:00 AM
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and distributor FlagHouse, of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., have recalled Yayita Baby Hammocks, which can flip over.
FlagHouse has received one report of an incident in which the hammock flipped over, entrapping a seven month old boy in the restraint straps. The hammock poses a serious fall hazard and strangulation hazard to infants who get entrapped in the seat’s restraint straps while upside down. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled baby hammock, manufactured in Colombia, 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.
About 100 of the hammocks were sold through FlagHouse Inc.’s catalog, and online at www.flaghouse.com, and at BJ Wholesale Club’s Web site, www.bjs.com, from Sept. 2007 through Aug. 2008 for about $90.
Consumers should immediately stop using the baby hammock and contact FlagHouse to receive a full refund, or credit toward the purchase of another product. Contact FlagHouse at (800) 793-7900 or visit www.flaghouse.com.
The CPSC and Alpena, Mich.-based Optave Inc., are asking consumers to stop using their Action Baby Carriers, which have been recalled because of a falling hazard.
Optave has received two reports of the chest strap detaching from the shoulder straps on the baby carrier. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled carriers, manufactured in the U.S., were sold under the “Action Baby Carrier” brand name. The carriers are sold in various colors and patterns: blue, brown, green, “so square,” “the larrisa” and “spring breeze.”
About 250 of these carriers were sold at specialty retail stores nationwide and Internet sites from May 2008 through June 2008 for between $80 and $90.
Consumers should immediately stop using the carrier in the positions that require the use of the chest strap and contact Optave to receive free replacement straps, at (866) 208-0269 www.actionbabycarriers.com.
