Approximately 2.2 million Ace Bayou bean bag chairs are being recalled because children can unzip the outer and inner covers, crawl inside, and become trapped. Tragically, two deaths have been reported: a 13-year-old boy in Texas and a 3-year-old girl in Kentucky died from suffocation and inhaling the chair's foam beads after being found inside the chairs. The recalled products include various round (30, 32, and 40-inch diameter) and L-shaped (18" x 30" x 30") chairs sold in numerous colors and fabrics before July 2013.
The zippers on these chairs can be opened, allowing children to climb inside the chair where they can suffocate from a lack of air or choke on the small polystyrene foam beads used as filling.
Consumers should check their bean bag chairs for any zippers that can open, take those that can open away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for a free repair kit to permanently disable the zippers so that they cannot be opened.
Ace Bayou bean bag chair
Ace Bayou bean bag chair with open zipper
Ace Bayou L-shaped bean bag chair
If you or a family member were harmed by this recalled product, you may have legal rights. Consider consulting a consumer protection attorney to understand your options for compensation.
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Sources: CPSC Notice · Raw API Response