CPSC Recalls

Recalls / 2015-12-17

Ace Bayou Reannounces Recall of Bean Bag Chairs Due to Low Rate of Consumer Response; Two Child Deaths Previously Reported; Consumers Urged to Install Repair

16060 · Recalled 2015-12-17 · CPSC page

Ace Bayou bean bag chair
Ace Bayou bean bag chair

Description

The recalled bean bag chairs have zippers that can be opened and were sold in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics. They include round or L-shaped, vinyl or fabric, and are filled with polystyrene foam beads. They were sold in a variety of colors, including purple, violet, blue, red, pink, yellow, Kelly green, black, port, navy, lime, royal blue, turquoise, tangerine and multi-color. The round bean bag chairs were sold in three sizes, 30, 32 and 40 inches in diameter. The L-shaped bean bag chair measures 18 inches wide by 30 inches deep by 30 inches high. "ACE BAYOU CORP" is printed on a tag sewn into the bean bag chair's cover seam.

Hazards

The recalled bean bag chairs have two zippers, including an outer zipper that does not have a pull tab and another zipper directly underneath that zipper. Although the outer zipper on the bean bag chair does not have a pull tab, children can open it. Once they have opened the outer zipper, they can open the inner zipper which contains the foam beads and crawl inside. Children can suffocate or choke on these foam beads.

Reported injuries

Two children died after suffocating on the chair's foam beads. An additional incident has been reported to CPSC involving a 6-year-old boy who opened bean bag and reportedly swallowed some foam beads and had others in his nose and mouth. The two deaths involved a 13-year-old boy from McKinney, Texas died and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Ky. who suffocated from lack of air and inhaling the chair's foam beads. Both children were found inside the chairs.

Remedy

To prevent another death, consumers should check the outside zipper on their bean bag chair to ensure that it has a metal staple to disable the outer zipper. If it does not have a metal staple, take the recalled bean bag chair away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for the free repair kit to permanently disable the zipper.

Products

NameModelUnits
Bean bag chairsAbout 2.2 million

Parties

Distributor
Ace Bayou Corp., of New Orleans, La.
Made in
China
Sold at
Bergner's, Big Lots, Bon-Ton, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's, Meijer, Pamida, School Specialty, Wayfair, Walmart, Younkers stores, online at Amazon.com, Meijer.com, Walmart.com, other websites, $100.

Consumer contact

Ace Bayou toll-free at 855-571-8151 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.acebayou.com and click on "Recall Information" for more information.

More images

Foam beads inside the recalled Ace Bayou bean bag chair
Foam beads inside the recalled Ace Bayou bean bag chair
Ace Bayou L-shaped bean bag chair
Ace Bayou L-shaped bean bag chair
Ace Bayou bean bag chair with metal staple repair that disables the zipper
Ace Bayou bean bag chair with metal staple repair that disables the zipper
Warning label on the bean bag chairs
Warning label on the bean bag chairs

Source: CPSC recall 16060. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.