Playard Tents Recalled Due to Strangulation Risks; One Infant Death Reported

On July 15, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 20,000 Cozy Indoor Outdoor Portable Playard Tents Plus Cabana Kits by Tots in Mind.

Clips that attach the tent to the top of the playard can break or be removed by a child. A child can lift the tent and become entrapped at the neck between the rigid playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent, posing a strangulation hazard.

 The agency is aware of a death of a 2-year-old boy in December 2008 in Vinalhaven, Maine. The boy was found hanging with his neck entrapped between the playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent. Apparently, the child became entrapped while attempting to climb out of the playard.

The tents were sold at Walmart, Amazon.com and various baby and children’s stores nationwide from January of 2005 through February of 2010 for about $60.

Consumers should immediately stop using the playard tents.

For more information, read the CPSC recall notice.