HOUSTON – Target has issued a recall for 204,000 Pillowfort weighted blankets for children following the deaths of two girls in 2022, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The recall states that children could become trapped by unzipping the blanket and getting in, causing them to die of suffocation.
According to CPSC, a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl reportedly became entangled in the weighted blanket cover and died of suffocation at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in April 2022.
Target also stated that it has received four reports of children becoming trapped in the weighted blankets, including the two fatalities.
The weighted blankets are made in China.
The recalled weighted blankets were sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide and online at www.target.com. The blankets were sold from December 2018 to September 2022 for $40.
Target and the CPSC are urging customers to stop using the recalled items and contact Target for a refund.
Item numbers for the recalled Pillowfort weighted blankets, which can be found on the fabric tag attached to the blankets’ removable covers, are:
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097-02-0140 (Unicorn – White)
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097-02-0148 (Space Navy)
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097-02-0361 (pink)
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097-02-0363 (blue)
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097-02-0364 (gray)
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097-02-1603 (Buffalo Plaid – Red)
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097-02-3904 (blue constellation)
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097-02-3905 (Unicorn – Pink)
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