AAFES RECALL NO.
10-052 Scope: Sold only through catalog / internet In cooperation with the CPSC, Tots in Mind Inc. of Salem, N.H. is announcing the voluntarily recall of the Indoor Outdoor Portable Playard Tents. Name of Product: Portable Playard Tents Model 002-3 Units: About 20,000 Hazard: Clips that attach the tent to the top of the playard can break or be removed by a child. A child can lift the tent and become entrapped at the neck between the rigid playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent, posing a strangulation hazard. Incidents/Injuries: CPSC is aware of a reported child death in December 2008. Description: The dome-shaped white-colored mesh tent is designed to fit over playards as small as 28 inches by 40 inches or as large as 31 inches by 44 inches to contain a child. There are 12 plastic clips to secure the base of the tent to the top rail of the playard through button holes along the bottom of the tent. The tent has a zippered side for putting in and taking out the child. Sold at: Other retailers, bookstores and online to include AAFES from January 2005 through February 2010 for about $60. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the playard tents and contact Tots in Mind to get free replacement clips. Replacement clips will be available in late August or early September 2010. Contact Tots in Mind toll-free at (800) 626-0339 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at http://www.TotsinMind.com/. To view the entire recall to include photo’s, click the following link: http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10303.html
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