Baby-Minder bean bag infant cushion
CPSC Recall #90-077 — April 19, 1990
Product
Baby-Minder bean bag infant cushion
Description
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Fourth Little Pig, San Anselmo, CA, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling its Baby-Minder bean bag infant cushions because of a suffocation risk. Although no deaths have been reported involving the Baby-Minder, the Commission has received reports of 19 infants being found dead lying face down on similar products made by other firms. Baby-Minder is a fabric covered, polystyrene pellet-filled cushion with restraining straps intended for use with infants. The manufacturer's name and address, along with patent and registry numbers, appear on a paper tag stitched into a seam of the product. The Fourth Little Pig name is also on a smaller tag containing washing instructions. Approximately 3,000 Baby-Minder cushions have been sold since 1985 for approximately $40 each. The Commission staff urges consumers who own these products to stop using them immediately.
Hazard
This infant cushion is being recalled because of a suffocation risk to infants.
Incidents / Injuries
Although no deaths have been reported involving the Baby-Minder, the Commission has received reports of 19 infants being found dead lying face down on similar products made by other firms.
Remedy
The Commission staff urges consumers who own these products to stop using them immediately.
Units Affected
Approximately 3,000
Manufacturer
The Fourth Little Pig, of San Anselmo, CA