Ace Bayou Reannounces Recall of Bean Bag Chairs Due to Low Rate of Consumer Response; Two Child Deaths Previously Reported; Consumers Urged to Install Repair

Recall 16-060 · December 17, 2015 · Ace Bayou Reannounces

What to doTo prevent another death, consumers should check the outside zipper on their bean bag chair to ensure that it has a metal staple to disable the outer zipper. If it does not have a metal staple, take the recalled bean bag chair away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for the free repair kit to permanently disable the zipper.

Read the official CPSC notice

Recall at a glance

Recall number: 16-060 (CPSC)
Recall date: December 17, 2015
Brand: Ace Bayou Reannounces
Category: Furniture and home
Products: Bean bag chairs
Hazard: Low Rate of Consumer Response; Two Child Deaths Previously Reported; Consumers Urged to Install Repair
Hazard type: Choking and ingestion Suffocation and strangulation
Remedy: Repair
Units: About 2.2 million
Made in: China
Last updated by CPSC: January 4, 2016

What was recalled

The recalled bean bag chairs have zippers that can be opened and were sold in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics. They include round or L-shaped, vinyl or fabric, and are filled with polystyrene foam beads. They were sold in a variety of colors, including purple, violet, blue, red, pink, yellow, Kelly green, black, port, navy, lime, royal blue, turquoise, tangerine and multi-color. The round bean bag chairs were sold in three sizes, 30, 32 and 40 inches in diameter. The L-shaped bean bag chair measures 18 inches wide by 30 inches deep by 30 inches high. "ACE BAYOU CORP" is printed on a tag sewn into the bean bag chair's cover seam.

Is my product affected?

Compare your product with the details below, including model numbers where listed.

Bean bag chairs · About 2.2 million units

Photos from the recall notice

Foam beads inside the recalled Ace Bayou bean bag chair

Ace Bayou bean bag chair with metal staple repair that disables the zipper

Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: Bergner's, Big Lots, Bon-Ton, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's, Meijer, Pamida, School Specialty, Wayfair, Walmart and Younkers stores and online at Amazon.com, Meijer.com, Walmart.com and other websites from 1995 to 2013 for between $30 and $100.; Ace Bayou Corp., of New Orleans, La..

Injuries or incidents reported

Two children died after suffocating on the chair's foam beads. An additional incident has been reported to CPSC involving a 6-year-old boy who opened bean bag and reportedly swallowed some foam beads and had others in his nose and mouth. The two deaths involved a 13-year-old boy from McKinney, Texas died and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Ky. who suffocated from lack of air and inhaling the chair's foam beads. Both children were found inside the chairs.

Consumer contact

Ace Bayou toll-free at 855-571-8151 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.acebayou.com and click on "Recall Information" for more information.

Recall history and context

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 294 recalls in the furniture and home category, 93 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

Frequently asked questions

What was recalled?

Bean bag chairs (About 2.2 million units). The recalled bean bag chairs have zippers that can be opened and were sold in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics.

Why was it recalled?

CPSC lists the reason as: Low Rate of Consumer Response; Two Child Deaths Previously Reported; Consumers Urged to Install Repair.

What should I do if I own one?

To prevent another death, consumers should check the outside zipper on their bean bag chair to ensure that it has a metal staple to disable the outer zipper. If it does not have a metal staple, take the recalled bean bag chair away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for the free repair kit to permanently disable the zipper.

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