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CPSC, Hangouts Recall Baby Hammocks

U.S. CPSCStrangulationMay 10, 2000
Recalled baby hammock
Recalled baby hammock

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

Hazard

These baby hammocks can suddenly become twisted around children's necks and strangle them. Also, infants sleeping on soft bedding can become wedged in positions in which they cannot breathe.

Remedy

Consumers with one of these hammocks should stop using it immediately, and return it to Hangouts for a free, standard single hammock (model MY-SS-1130).

Incidents & injuries

No incidents or injuries have been reported in these hammocks but, between 1984 and 1995, CPSC received reports of 12 deaths of children in other mini-hammocks.

Product description

The "baby hammocks" are 6-foot-long mini-hammocks. They are woven from thin cotton strings with nylon end strings in solid or multi-striped colors. The label attached to the end loop reads, "Hangouts® from Bellartson" and "Woven by Hand in MEXICO."

Sold on

The Hangout store in Boulder, Colo., and its catalogs sold these hammocks as model number MY-BB-1110, from January 1990 through September 1999, for about $20.

Contact the company

For more information, call Hangouts at (800) 205-4916 anytime.

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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