The recall comes after at least two deaths were reported in connection with the weighted blanket, with two young sisters, ages 4 and 6, suffocating inside its removable cover in North Carolina earlier this year.
Roughly 204,000 weighted blankets for children sold at Target are the subject of a recall over safety concerns, theannounced Thursday. The agency said the blankets, manufactured by Pillowfort, carry the risk that a child could “become entrapped by unzipping and entering the blanket, posing a risk of death by asphyxiation.
” The warning comes after at least two deaths were reported in connection with the six-pound blanket, with two young sisters, ages 4 and 6, suffocating inside its removable cover in North Carolina earlier this year. Target has received at least two additional reports of children becoming stuck in the blanket, according to WRAL. Customers are instructed to stop using the product and contact the department store giant for a refund.
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Target recalls 204,000 weighted blankets after girls suffocate in North CarolinaMade in China, the product sold for $40 at stores nationwide and online from December 2018 through September 2022.
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Target recalls children's weighted blankets after two deathsTarget Corp said on Thursday it has recalled about 204,000 Pillowfort weighted blankets for children after receiving reports of two fatalities.
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Target recalls 200,000 weighted blankets after two children die from suffocationThe blankets were sold at Target from December 2018 to September 2022, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Recall alert: Target recalls weighted blankets after two child deathsTwo girls, 4 and 6 years old, became trapped in the blankets and died from asphyxia.
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Target recalls children's weighted blankets after 2 kids diedRECALL: Target is telling customers to stop using some weighted children's blankets that were sold in its stores and online after four incidents where children became entrapped, two of which resulted in deaths, the CPSC announced.
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