LINK: Greenwich Girl's Death Prompts Blinds Recall
WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 677,300 IKEA and Green Mountain Vista window blinds and shades were recalled in the United States on Thursday after a young child was strangled.
For more information on the Green Mountain Vista shades, call 800-639- 1728.or CLICK HERE
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said a 1-year-old girl from Greenwich, Conn., strangled when she got caught in the inner cord of a set of IKEA Roman blinds over her playpen.
The agency also received a report of a 2-year-old girl from Bristol, Conn., who nearly strangled on the beaded-chain loop hanging from a set of Green Mountain Vista shades. The girl's neck was deeply bruised, but she was saved by her older brother.
The recall includes about 670,000 IRIS and ALVINE Roman blinds, manufactured in India and distributed by IKEA Home Furnishings.
They were sold at IKEA stores nationwide between July 2005 and June 2008. Another 4.8 million blinds were sold outside the country.
The blinds can be returned to any IKEA store for a full refund.
Also recalled are about 7,300 insulated blackout roller shades and insulated Roman shades manufactured in China by Green Mountain Vista Inc.
The shades were sold around the country by Country Curtains, Plow & Hearth, The Linen Source, Sturbridge Yankee Workshop, Ann & Hope, The Sportsman's Guide, Target.com, The Curtain Shop of Maine, and the Solutions catalog.
They were available between June 2005 and September 2008.
Green Mountain Vista shade owners should check to see if the tension device is attached. If not, contact the company for a free repair kit and installation instructions.
For more information on the Green Mountain Vista shades, call 800-639- 1728.
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