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

Recalled August 21, 2013 · CPSC recall 13271 · HALO

HALO Sleepsack with floral embellishmentClose-up of flower on HALO SleepSackClose-up of GPU number on neck tag
Hazard
Petals from the floral embellishment on the blankets can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants.
Remedy
Replace
Units
About 27,000
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.

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.

What to do

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.

Contact

Halo Innovations toll-free at (866) 819-8118 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, e-mail at [email protected] or online at www.halosleep.com and click on the product recall link on the homepage for more information.

Product
HALO® SleepSack® Wearable Blankets with Pink Satin Flowers
Manufacturer(s)
Jiaxing Huayan Fashion Co. Ltd, of Jiaxing Zhejiang, China
Imported by
Halo Innovations, of Minnetonka, Minn.
Retailers
Babies R Us and www.babiesrus.com from December 2011 through July 2013 for about $25.
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →

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