CPSC, Hangouts Recall Baby Hammocks
⚠️ These baby hammocks can suddenly become twisted around children's necks and strangle them. Also, infants sleeping on soft bedding can become wedged in positions in which they cannot breathe.
Is this relevant to me?
- Geography
- Nationwide
- Source agency
- CPSC
- Category
- Other
- Published
- May 10, 2000
What's affected?
- Product
- Baby hammocks
- Retailers
- The Hangout store in Boulder, Colo., and its catalogs sold these hammocks as model number MY-BB-1110, from January 1990 through September 1999, for about $20.
Additional details
The "baby hammocks" are 6-foot-long mini-hammocks. They are woven from thin cotton strings with nylon end strings in solid or multi-striped colors. The label attached to the end loop reads, "Hangouts® from Bellartson" and "Woven by Hand in MEXICO."
What should I do?
Recommended action
Consumers with one of these hammocks should stop using it immediately, and return it to Hangouts for a free, standard single hammock (model MY-SS-1130).
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