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| PeaPod Plus Travel Bed CREDIT: CPSC. |
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with
KidCo Inc., of Libertyville, IL, is announcing the voluntary recall today (Nov.
16, 2012) of about 220,000 PeaPod and PeaPod Plus Travel Beds.
Infants and young children can roll off the edge of the inflatable air
mattress, become entrapped between the mattress and the fabric sides of the
tent, and suffocate. CPSC is aware of a death of a 5-month-old boy in December
2011 in New York, New York, who was found with his face pressed against the
side wall of the tent. The cause of death was not determined.
In addition, CPSC is aware of six reports and Health Canada is aware of
three reports of children who became entrapped or experienced physical distress
in the product. Two of the six reports included infants who were found crying
underneath of the mattress that had not been inserted into the zippered pocket
on the bottom of the tent. The KidCo PeaPod Travel Beds and PeaPod Plus Travel
Beds are small, portable sleep tents marketed for use by infants from birth to
3+ years, depending on the model. The tents have a zippered side for putting in
and taking out the child and have an inflatable air mattress that fits into a
zippered pocket underneath the floor of the tent. The tents fold into a compact
round shape and come with a fabric bag for storage and transport.
The following models and corresponding tent fabric colors are included
in this recall:
P100
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Teal
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P101
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Red
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P102
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Lime
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P103
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Periwinkle
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P104
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Ocean
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P201
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Princess/Red
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P202
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Camouflage
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P203
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Quick Silver
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P204
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Sagebrush
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P205
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Cardinal
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P900CS
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Green
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The model number can be found on a small tag on the underside of the
product. The travel tents were made in China and sold at independent juvenile
specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2005 through
the present for between $70 and $100. Consumers should immediately stop using
the tents and contact KidCo to get a free repair kit. The kits will vary
depending on the model and will be shipped to consumers starting in December
2012
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