Fifty Million Roman Shade Blinds to Be Recalled as a Result of Catastrophic Injuries and Deaths Involving Strangling of Children
The government and window covering industry announced a massive recall involving more than 50 million roman style shades and roll-up blinds due to a high risk of strangulation by the cords. Since 2006, sixteen near strangulations from roman shades and up to three deaths connected to roll-up blinds have been reported.
Salutations to safety advocate Linda Keiser who tragically lost her daughter to a window blind cord and has been steadfast in her efforts to prevent further injuries and harm. Keiser claims that window treatment cords have killed 104 children since 2000 and she has been aggressively pushing to remove them from the market. It is simply not enough to allow a loop to fit over a child’s head with minimal effort resulting in a hanging or strangulation of a child. CPSC informs consumers to immediately stop using the recalled products and asks them to contact the window covering safety council for a free repair kit at 1-800-506-4636 or by visiting www.windowcoverings.org.
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