Halo Innovations · Recalled
HALO SleepSacks Wearable Blankets Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Babies R Us
Petals from the floral embellishment on the blankets can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants.
- Units
- About 27,000
- Reports
- 6
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $25
- Remedy
- Replace
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Affected
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.
The file
- Sold at
- Babies R Us and www.babiesrus.com from December 2011 through July 2013 for about $25.
- Product type
- Nightwear
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Halo Innovations, of Minnetonka, Minn., Jiaxing Huayan Fashion Co. Ltd, of Jiaxing Zhejiang, China
Incident log
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.
What the notice says 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.
Halo Innovations toll-free at (866) 819-8118 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, e-mail at halorecall@nrmsinc.com or online at www.halosleep.com and click on the product recall link on the homepage for more information.
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 21 2013; last revised JAN 26 2015.
