CPSC Reissues Bean Bag Chair Recall After Two Deaths

Two children had opened them, crawled inside and suffocated to death, the commission said

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reissued a recall for 2.2 million bean bag chairs after low consumer response to the original Ace Bayou recall in August 2014.

A 13-year-old boy from McKinney, Texas, and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Kentucky, were found dead inside the chairs after they suffocated from a lack of air and inhaled the chair's foam beads. Their deaths prompted the initial recall.

"CPSC is extremely concerned that these recalled bean bag chairs are continuing to be used by children," the agency said in a statement. "The foam beads inside the chairs are serious suffocation and choking hazards for children."

In another incident, a 6-year-old boy opened the bean bag and reportedly swallowed some of the foam beads and had others in his nose and mouth according to the CPSC.

The chairs purchased between 1995 and 2013 were sold at Bon-Ton, Meijer, Pamida, School Specialty, Wayfair and Walmart stores and online at Amazon.com, Meijer.com and Walmart.com

They cost between $30 and $100 and were sold before July 2013. They come in all different colors, shapes, fabrics and sizes.

Owners of the bean bag chairs should check if the zippers open and take them away from children if they do, the CPSC said.

Ace Bayou, which is based in New Orleans, is offering customers a free repair kit that will stop the zippers from opening. Customers can order one at AceBayou.com.

More: CPSC Ace Bayou Recall Information | Free Ace Bayou Safety Kit

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