Wednesday, August 21, 2013

HALO SleepSacks Wearable Blankets Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Babies R Us

Units: About 27,000

Description: The recalled HALO SleepSack wearable blankets are 100% white cotton with pink-edged ruffles and a pink satin rose embellishment on the front. These sack-shaped wearable blankets have cut-outs for the baby’s arms, a zipper down the center, a sewn bottom and were sold in small and medium sizes. Only SleepSack products with GPU numbers 2701, 2781, 2886, 2887, 3007, 3035 and 3142 printed on a neck label under the primary neck label are included in the recall.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received six reports of the petals detaching from the blankets including one report of an infant found gagging on a detached petal.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the wearable blankets and contact HALO Innovations for a pre-paid envelope containing instructions to remove and return the flower and order a free replacement product.

Sold exclusively at: Babies R Us and www.babiesrus.com from December 2011 through July 2013 for about $25.

Importer: Halo Innovations, of Minnetonka, Minn.

Manufacturer: Jiaxing Huayan Fashion Co. Ltd, of Jiaxing Zhejiang, China

Manufactured in: China

For more information see the Consumer Product Safety Commission announcement by clicking here.

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