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Powell Company Recalls Anywhere Lounger Bean Bag Chairs Due to Suffocation and Strangulation Hazards

U.S. CPSCStrangulationSuffocationIngestionMay 16, 2013
Purple Anywhere Lounger 199-B004
Purple Anywhere Lounger 199-B004
Chocolate Anywhere Lounger 199-B005
Chocolate Anywhere Lounger 199-B005
Bayou Blue Anywhere Lounger 199-B006
Bayou Blue Anywhere Lounger 199-B006
Pink Anywhere Lounger 199-B007
Pink Anywhere Lounger 199-B007
Lime Green Anywhere Lounger 199-B008
Lime Green Anywhere Lounger 199-B008
Denim Anywhere Lounger 199-B009
Denim Anywhere Lounger 199-B009

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

Bean bag chairs without a permanent zipper closure allow young children to unzip, ingest or inhale the small beads inside of the bean bag chair, posing a suffocation and strangulation hazard.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately take the Anywhere Lounger away from young children, inspect the bean bag chair to see if the exterior zipper can be opened and if the zipper on your chair can open contact Powell Company to receive a free Safety Enhancement Repair Kit.

Repair

Incidents & injuries

None reported.

Product description

The recalled Anywhere Lounger bean bag chairs are 100% polyester or 100% cotton and measure about 51 inches in height with a 43 inch wide base. Recalled colors include purple (item 199-B004), chocolate (item 199-B005), bayou blue (item 199-B006), pink (item 199-B007), lime green (item 199-B008), denim (item 199-B009), black and white (item 199-B012), striped black and white (item 199-B014), natural (item 199-B016) and camo (item 199-B017). The item number is printed on the product packaging and Powell Company is printed on the label on the bean bag chairs.

Sold on

Furniture stores nationwide including W.S. Badcock, Value City Furniture, Nebraska Furniture Mart and online at www.Groupon.com from June 2012 to February 2013 for about $100.

Contact the company

Powell Company at (800) 622-4456 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT or online at www.powellcompany.com and click on Anywhere Lounger Safety Enhancement Kit for more information.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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