CPSC, Design Ideas Ltd. Announce Recall of Bean Bag Furniture Sets
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2005
Release #06-005
Firm’s Recall Hotline:(800) 426-6394
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
CPSC, Design Ideas Ltd. Announce Recall of Bean Bag Furniture Sets
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Lily Chair and Lily Ottoman Bean Bag Sets
Units: About 1,100 sets
Importer: Design Ideas Ltd., of Springfield, Ill.
Hazard: The chair and ottoman do not have locking zippers or warning labels.
CPSC is aware of children who have died from suffocation when they unzipped,
inhaled and ingested small pellets in similar bean bag furniture.
Incidents/Injuries: There have been no incidents or injuries reported.
Description: The Lily chair and Lily ottoman were sold together as a bean bag
furniture set. The chair and ottoman sets were sold in ivory/white
(model 170001), ivory/blue (model 170003), ivory/black (model 170004)
and ivory/orange (model 170009). Model numbers can be found on a label
affixed to the bottom of the furniture.
Sold at: Specialty gift and furniture stores nationwide sold the chair
and ottoman sets from January 2004 through July 2005 for about $170.
Manufactured in: Thailand.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the chair and ottoman set
immediately, keep them out of reach of young children and contact Design
Ideas to arrange to return the product for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Design Ideas at
(800) 426-6394 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or
visit the firm’s Web site at www.designideas.net
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including a picture of the recalled product,
please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06005.html
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more
than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction.
Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents
cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The
CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys,
cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -
contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths
and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
