Pillowfort weighted blankets.Photo: CPSC
Target has issued a recall of 204,000 weighted blankets after two girls died and four others were trapped, theU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissionand chain store announced Thursday.
Consumers are urged to stop using the Pillowfort weighted blankets immediately and contact Target for a refund of $40 in the form of a store credit.
In April, a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old got trapped in the cover of the weighted blanket and died due to asphyxia at Camp Lejeune, N.C., the recall stated. In addition, the chain received four other reports of kids being trapped in the blankets, the statement said.
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“We send our deepest condolences and support to the family that lost their loved ones,” Target spokesperson Joe Unger said in a statement to PEOPLE. “As soon as we became aware of the situation, we acted quickly to begin removing Pillowfort weighted blankets from our assortment and have pulled all of these items from sale.”
He continued, “In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the product manufacturer, we are also initiating a full product recall and are in the process of alerting consumers. If a guest owns any of these products, they should immediately stop using them and return them to Target for a full refund.”
The Pillowfort weighted blankets were $40 and sold between December 2018 and September 2022. They weigh 6 pounds, measure 60 inches long and 40 inches wide, and have a removable, waterproof, washable cover.
They were available in eight designs, including unicorn white, space navy, pink, blue, gray, buffalo plaid red, blue constellation, and unicorn pink.
The announcement said item numbers 097-02-0140 (Unicorn - White), 097-02-0148 (Space Navy), 097-02-0361(Pink), 097-02-0363 (Blue), 097-02-0364 (Gray), 097-02-1603 (Buffalo Plaid – Red), 097-02-3904 (Blue Constellation) and 097-02-3905 (Unicorn – Pink) are printed on the fabric tag attached to the removable covers of the blankets.
Further information can be found onTarget’s website.
source: people.com
