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Target Issues Recall for More Than 200,000 Weighted Blankets After 2 Children Die
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Target issued a recall for more than 200,000 weighted blankets after two children in North Carolina died from asphyxiation, federal officials and Target said Thursday.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered Target to recall Children's Pillowfort Weighted Blankets after two girls in North Carolina suffocated in them earlier this year.
NORTH CAROLINA (NBC) There is an important recall involving children’s weighted blankets. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target are recalling more than 200,000 Pillowfort weighted blankets. At issue is that a young child can become entrapped in the blankets, posing a risk of death by asp…
Target issued a recall for more than 200,000 weighted blankets after two children in North Carolina died from asphyxiation, federal officials and Target said Thursday.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 204,000 of the children's weighted blankets, which were being exclusively sold at Target.
(CNN) — Target stores are recalling more than 200,000 weighted blankets for children that have been sold by the retailer from December 2018 through September 2022. The Pillowfort brand blankets can trap children inside if they unzip them and enter the blanket, posing a risk of suffocation.
