FlagHouse · Recalled
Baby Hammocks Recalled by FlagHouse Inc. Due to Fall and Strangulation Hazards
The hammock can flip over, posing a serious fall hazard and strangulation hazard to infants who get entrapped in the seat's restraint straps while upside down.
- Units
- About 100
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $90
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The recalled baby hammock is cream-colored canvas and hangs from a wooden pole. The hammock measures about 29 x 43 inches. It has three restraint straps with red buckles and is attached to a cushioned pad for the infant. A mounting fixture, also called a fixing set, is sold with the hammock. "La Siesta" is printed on a tag located below the restraint straps. Model number YABP-1 is printed on a white tag sewn into the hammock's side seam.
The file
- Sold at
- FlagHouse Inc.'s catalog, and online at www.flaghouse.com, and at BJ Wholesale Club's Web site, www.bjs.com, from September 2007 through August 2008 for about $90.
- Product type
- Bassinets/Baby Hammocks
- Made in
- Colombia
- Recalled by
- FlagHouse Inc., of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.
Incident log
FlagHouse has received one report of an incident in which the hammock flipped over entrapping a 7-month-old boy in the restraint straps. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the baby hammock and contact FlagHouse to receive a full refund, or credit toward the purchase of another product.
For additional information, contact FlagHouse at (800) 793-7900 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.flaghouse.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated AUG 29 2008; last revised MAY 23 2014.