Millions of Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds Recalled Due to Strangulation Hazard

On Dec. 15, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of all Roman shades and roll-up blinds.This is a major recall of 50 million products, and applies to EVERY Roman shade and roll-up blind. The agency has received reports of 5 deaths and 16 near strangulations since 2006 from Roman shades and 3 deaths since 2001 from roll-up blinds.

Consumers that have Roman shades or roll-up blinds in their homes, particularly those with small children, should contact the Window Covering Safety Council immediately at www.windowcoverings.org or by calling (800) 506-4636 to receive a free repair kit.

For more information, read the CPSC press release.

Also on Dec. 15, the CPSC issued the following individual Roman shade and roll-up shade/blind recalls:

• Roman Shades Sold at Specialty Window Covering Dealers

• Roman Shades Sold at West Elm

• Roman, Roller Shades Sold at Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and PBTeen

• Roll-up Shades Sold at Big Lots

• Roll-up Blinds Sold at Ace Hardware and Big Lots

• Roman Shades Sold at Walmart

• Roll-up Blinds/Roman Shades Sold at Walmart

• Roman Shades/Roll-up Blinds Sold at JCPenney

• Roman shades sold at Ross

The CPSC previously issued a safety alert on Roman shades and roll-up blinds.