Goal has recalled 204,000 weighted blankets after the suffocation deaths of 2 women previous this 12 months, the corporate and U.S. Client Product Protection Fee introduced on Thursday.
The ladies, ages 4 and six, changed into trapped within the detachable duvet of the Pillowfort blankets and died because of asphyxia at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, consistent with a remark by means of the CPSC.
Goal has won 4 reviews of kids getting trapped after unzipping and hiking into the blanket, together with the 2 fatalities, the CPSC mentioned.
Dr. Daniel Park, scientific director on the pediatric emergency division at College of North Carolina Hospitals, advised native NBC associate WRAL Information that the blankets pose a possibility for 2 causes: the zipper and the load of the product itself.
Youngsters’s “chest partitions are so much thinner and softer and extra pliable, and extra prone to weight,” Park mentioned. “A large number of those blankets in percentage to their frame weight, are really extensive, and that may purpose airway and respiring issues.
Customers will have to straight away prevent the usage of the blanket and call Goal for a reimbursement.
The blankets, made in China, have been bought completely at Goal retail outlets and on-line from December 2018 thru September 2022 for $40.
The 6-pound blankets are 60 inches lengthy and 40 inches broad and feature a detachable, water-proof, washer-friendly duvet. They got here in 8 prints or colours, which may also be seen at this hyperlink.
Goal may also be contacted on-line or at 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to ten p.m. Central time to get a pay as you go go back label to go back the blankets by means of mail. The blankets can be returned to any Goal retailer.