Recall of Defective Roll-Up and Roman Shades Due to Child Strangulation Hazard

The August 26, 2009 the Consumer Product Safety Commission has given Notice of Recall of numerous makes and brands of  Roll-Up Blinds and Roman Shades. Child strangulations can occur due to a child's neck being caught in the cord. These are potentially very dangerous products to children

Vertical Land Inc., of Panama City Beach, Fla., is voluntarily recalling about 15,400 horizontal blinds, 16,400 vertical blinds, 800 Cellular Shades. Horizontal Blinds:

Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., of Coopersburg, Pa., is voluntarily recalling about 245,000 Roller Shades.

Victoria Classics of Edison, N.J., is voluntarily recalling about 163,000 Thermal Sailcloth and Matchstick Bamboo Roman Shades.

Pottery Barn Kids/Williams-Sonoma, Inc. of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 85,000 Roman Shades.

IKEA Home Furnishings, of Conshohocken, Pa., is voluntarily recalling about 120,000 MELINA Roman Blinds.

Lewis Hyman Inc., of Carson, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 4.2 million ¼" Oval Roll-up Blinds and 600,000 Woolrich Roman shades.

Child strangulation due to roll-up blinds and roman shades have been well documented. These companies should not be recalling these dangerous and defective products to begin with.

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