Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds by Chicology
CPSC recall 10263. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Strangulations can occur if the lifting loop slides off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the roll-up blinds and contact Chicology to obtain a free retrofit kit.
CPSC recall 10263 has the recall date 15 Jun 2010. The notice names the firm Chicology. The recall has about 6,200 units. The median CPSC recall of 2010 has 8,400 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Blinds, Shades & Cords.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | None reported |
|---|---|
| Units | 6,200 |
| Description | This recall involves the French Antique Gold, Zen Moss, Tropic Ginger, and Kansas White roll-up blind models. The roll-up shades are gold, green, tan and white and are made from natural fiber-paper, jute, and polyester. |
| Product | Roll-up blinds, About 6,200, Blinds, Shades & Cords |
| Sold at | Online retailers including Overstock.com, Bestwindowtreatments.com, Bedbathstore.com, Unbeatablesale.com, Bonton.com, Linensource.com, and Solutions.com from April 2006 through March 2010. |
| Importer | Chicology |
| Made in | Taiwan |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 6,200Median of 2010: 8,400
- CPSC recalls of 2010
- 362
- Recalls of 2010 with one of the same hazards
- 19%
- Recalls of 2010 in the category Blinds, Shades & Cords
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Chicology
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 10263The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 10263. https://recallregister.com/product/258-risk-of-strangulation-prompts-recall-to-repair-roll-up-blinds-by-chico/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 10263 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Online retailers including Overstock.com, Bestwindowtreatments.com, Bedbathstore.com, Unbeatablesale.com, Bonton.com, Linensource.com, and Solutions.com from April 2006 through March 2010.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 10263?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 6,200
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Taiwan