Child Blankets Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Jessica Navarro

According to the Chicago Tribune, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision, together with Rashti & Rashti announced a voluntary recall of 44,000 child security blankets that are sold exclusively at Target stores. The reason for the recall is because the blankets pose a choking hazard.

 

 

The CPSC stated that the choking hazard can occur if an attachment on the blanket falls off. At the time of the report, no injuries or deaths had been reported, however, parents have been strongly urged to contact Rashti & Rashti (the importer of the blankets) to get a full refund on the product.

The product in this recall is targeted toward small children most likely ranging in age from infants up to 3 or 4 years of age. Many companies tend to put their financial gain over the safety and welfare of their consumers and therefore prefer to avoid a recall in order to avoid loss of money. However, as demonstrated in this case, there are many companies that willingly pull products when they could potentially harm the consumer in anyway. This should always be the concern for any company – removing a product that could potentially be putting the consumer, especially children, in danger of any kind. The consumer’s safety and welfare should always come first. Every company that manufactures products for children should always put the child’s safety and welfare in front of financial gain and should recall products when they could potentially harm a child.

For more information on this and other product recalls, visit the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission website.

Additional information on product recalls and product liability issues can be found at Solomon & Relihan's Product Liability Information page.
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