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Horizontal / Venetian Blinds (Fauxwood and Real Wood) manufactured by Brite Blinds
- Starting date:
- February 28, 2013
- Posting date:
- February 28, 2013
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-23617
Affected products
Horizontal / Venetian Blinds (Fauxwood and Real Wood) manufactured by Brite Blinds
Product description
This recall involves Horizontal / Venetian style window blinds with a slat size of 5 centimetres (2 inches) or 6 centimetres (2.5 inches). The products are custom made to order in either real or faux wood material. They are made in various dimensions and colours.
Hazard identified
Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has revealed that the recalled blinds pose a strangulation hazard by not having an inner cord stop. Inner cord stops are devices that prevent an inner cord from being pulled and forming a loop in which young children may pull around their neck, posing a risk of strangulation. The blinds also do not have the required labels on the product.
Neither Health Canada nor Brite Blinds has received reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of these blinds.
For more information on the hazard, see Blind Cord Safety.
Number sold
Approximately 60,000 of the recalled blinds were sold in Canada since April 2009.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold at the time the Corded Window Covering Products Regulations came into force in April 2009 to February 2013.
Corded Window Covering Products sold before 2009 may not have safety devices, warning labels, and instructions to keep pull cords out of the reach of children.
Place of origin
Manufactured in Canada
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Brite Blinds
Burnaby
British Columbia
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled blinds and contact Brite Blinds to arrange for a repair of the product.
For additional information, consumers may contact the manufacturer by email or by telephone at 1-604-421-5799, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.