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window covering safety: Immediate Window Shades Recall - 08/26/09 08:21 AM
MSNBC has a story this morning about 5.5 million window coverings that are being recalled.  You can read the full story here.  This recall is effective immediately. 
The following businesses are participating in this recall: Pottery Barn Kids; IKEA; Vertical Land, Inc.; Lewis Hyman, Inc.; Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.; and Victoria Classics.  Victoria Classics Roman shades and many of Lewis Hyman's window shades were sold exclusively at Target stores. 

The Window Coverings Safety Council sponsors October as Window Coverings Safety Month, which I would normally post about at the end of September.  Given this recent news and recall this post … (7 comments)

window covering safety: October Is Window Covering Safety Month - 10/01/08 06:18 AM
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Counsel (CPSC) since 1990 approximately 200 infants and young children have died from accidentally strangling in window cords.   Window Fashions Certified Professional Associate, Kathy Passarette of Creative Home Expressions (a Long Island based interior decorating firm), urges parents to follow the suggestions of the Window Covering Safety Counsel (WCSC) and only use cordless window products in young children's bedrooms and sleeping areas.  Owners and renters should replace all window coverings in the home made before 2001 with today's safer products.
The WCSC is dedicated to providing consumer information and educational materials on window-cord safety.  … (6 comments)

 

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