RECALL: Window Treatments Blamed for Child’s Death

By Tammy Terry Anchor
Associated Press
November 20 2008 | text size: small medium large
Window blinds and shades are being recalled after the strangling death of one child and a close call for a second. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says a 1 year old girl from Connecticut, was strangled when she got caught in the
inner cord of an IKEA Roman blinds set that was hanging over her playpen. The agency also received a report of a 2-year-old girl from who nearly strangled on the beaded-chain loop hanging from a set of Green Mountain Vista shades. The girl's older
brother saved her. IKEA sold the blinds at stores nationwide between July
2005 and this past June. They can be returned to any IKEA store for
a refund.
The shades are insulated blackout roller shades and insulated
Roman shades sold by a number of stores and catalogs. Green
Mountain Vista says owners should check to see if a tension device
is attached to the chain loop. If not, the company is offering a
free repair kit and installation instructions.
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