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WASHINGTON, D.C. (1995) - As part of its ongoing investigation of deaths and injuries associated with zippered bean bag chairs, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a major cooperative repair program for at least 10 million zippered bean bag chairs.

CPSC is aware of 5 deaths and at least 27 other incidents that took place in 1995, in which children and toddlers have inhaled or ingested the bean bag filling. In some cases, the children unzipped the bean bag cover, crawled inside, and suffocated from inhaling the small pellets of foam filling. In other cases, children choked while playing with escaping, adhering pellets which clogged their mouths and noses.

CPSC Chairman Ann Brown said, “I am glad these companies have chosen to work voluntarily with CPSC to avoid risks to children.”

It is highly recommended that consumers stop using any manufacturer’s bean bag chairs with zippers that freely open and take them away from children IMMEDIATELY. Consumers should check the bean bag chairs for a label identifying the manufacturer and call the company’s 800 number listed above to receive instructions for repairing bean bag chairs to prevent them from opening.

CPSC states that consumers should be aware that bean bag chairs manufactured with a small, T-shaped plastic tab attached to the zipper head are in need of repair. Consumers who are not sure whether their bean bag chairs are included in this repair program should call CPSC’s toll-free hotline at (800) 638-2772 for assistance.

CPSC is continuing to investigate other manufacturers of zippered bean bag chairs that may have distributed similar products.

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