Four children have become trapped in the blankets, including a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl who both died<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Physician\u2019s Briefing Staff HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) \u00e2\u0080\u0093 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target Corp. have issued a recall for more than 200,000 Pillowfort weighted blankets for children because they can create an asphyxiation risk.<\/p>\n
Four children have become trapped in the blankets, including a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl who both died. The girls were suffocated in their home in April 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, the recall notice said.<\/p>\n
The recalled blankets weigh six pounds and measure 60 inches long and 40 inches wide. They have a removable, waterproof, washable cover in one of eight different prints or colors, including unicorn white, unicorn pink, space navy, blue constellation, buffalo plaid red, pink, blue, and gray.<\/p>\n
The item numbers are printed on the fabric tag attached to the removable covers of the blankets. Item numbers are 097-02-0140 for unicorn white, 097-02-0148 for space navy, 097-02-0361 for pink, 097-02-0363 for blue, 097-02-0364 for gray, 097-02-1603 for buffalo plaid red, 097-02-3904 for blue constellation, and 097-02-3905 for unicorn pink.<\/p>\n
The blankets, which were made in China, were sold for $40 between December 2018 and September 2022 exclusively at Target stores and online. Customers can contact Target for a refund by calling 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central Standard Time daily or going to any Target store. Online customers can go to www.target.com<\/a> and click on “recall information” and then “home goods.”<\/p>\n The chain is also reaching out to all known customers to directly arrange returns. Customers will receive a credit for $40 or more if the purchase receipt shows a higher price. Customers can also click the “products recalls” tab on the Target Facebook page for more information.<\/p>\n