Hollander Home Fashions Recalls "Mothers Helper" Because Of Alleged Suffocation Hazard
CPSC recall 90074. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Suffocation
CPSC recall 90074 has the recall date 19 Apr 1990. The notice names the firm Wal-Mart. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Suffocation. CPSC gives the product type Cushions.
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| Description | CONTACT: April 19, 1990 (301) 504-7908 Release # 90-074 Hollander Home Fashions Recalls "Mothers Helper" Because Of Alleged Suffocation Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hollander Home Fashions, Newark, NJ, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily recalling approximately 467,000 infant cushions, called "Mothers Helper," because of an alleged suffocation hazard to young infants (under 6 months of age) who are left to sleep on the product. CPSC has received 9 reports of deaths involving infants 3 months of age or younger found face down after being left to sleep on the Mothers Helper. The Commission has received 10 other reports of infant deaths on similar infant cushions made by other manufacturers. Mothers Helper was sold nationwide from 1986 through January 1990. Most of the cushions were sold in Wal-Mart stores in 1988 and 1989 for approximately $8.00 each. In 1988 this product was sold at Jamesway stores in the eastern U.S. The Mothers Helper is a quilted, fabric covered, polystyrene pellet-filled cushion intended for use with infants. The manufacturer's name, along with information concerning fiber content, appears on a paper tag… |
| Product | Mother's Helper infant cushions, Cushions |
| Manufacturer | Wal-Mart; Jamesway; Hollander Home Fashions |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1990: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1990
- 78
- Recalls of 1990 with one of the same hazards
- 15%
- Recalls of 1990 in the category Cushions
- 13%
- Recalls on the register that name Wal-Mart
- 16
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 90074. https://recallregister.com/product/4926-hollander-home-fashions-recalls-mothers-helper-because-of-alleged-suff/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 90074 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 90074 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Wal-Mart?
- 16 CPSC recalls on this register name Wal-Mart. This recall is 1 of them.