NAME OF PRODUCT: YAYITA BABY HAMMOCKS
UNITS: ABOUT 20 (RELATED RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED: 08-604 AUGUST 2008, 09-760 AUGUST 2009, AND 09-761 AUGUST 2009)
DISTRIBUTOR: THREE SISTERS TOYS INC., NEPTUNE BEACH, FLA.
HAZARD: THE HAMMOCK CAN FLIP OVER, POSING A SERIOUS FALL HAZARD AND STRANGULATION HAZARD TO INFANTS WHO BECOME ENTRAPPED IN THE SEAT’S RESTRAINT STRAPS WHILE UPSIDE DOWN.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED BABY HAMMOCK IS A CREAM-COLORED CANVAS AND HANGS FROM A WOODEN POLE. THE HAMMOCK MEASURES ABOUT 29 X 43 INCHES. IT HAS THREE RESTRAINT STRAPS WITH RED BUCKLES AND IS ATTACHED TO A CUSHIONED PAD FOR THE INFANT. A MOUNTING FIXTURE, ALSO CALLED A FIXING SET, IS SOLD WITH THE HAMMOCK. “LA SIESTA” IS PRINTED ON A TAG LOCATED BELOW THE RESTRAINT STRAPS. MODEL NUMBER YABN-1 IS PRINTED ON A WHITE TAG SEWN INTO THE HAMMOCK’S SIDE SEAM.
SOLD BY: THREE SISTERS TOYS ONLINE AT WWW.THREESISTERSTOYS.COM FROM DECEMBER 2007 THROUGH JULY 2008 FOR ABOUT $100.
MANUFACTURED IN: COLOMBIA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE BABY HAMMOCK AND RETURN IT TO THREE SISTERS TOYS TO RECEIVE A FULL REFUND. THE FIRM HAS CONTACTED ALL KNOWN PURCHASERS OF THIS PRODUCT.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT THREE SISTERS TOYS TOLL-FREE AT (888) 537-9293 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.THREESISTERSTOYS.COM
What part of this product even looks the slightest bit safe for a child to sit in? Sometimes commom sense on the purchasers part can go a long way. If is has ropes or adults fall out of them when they use them I would say childrens should be kept away from it.
I’m going to burn in hell for saying this, but they should have just let social Darwinism work its magic.