Urgent warning on window blinds and shades
Photo credit: AP Photo/ | This undated handout photo provided by the Consumer Product Safety Commission shows Roman Shades. The government and the window covering industry on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, recalled more than 50 million Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds because of the risk children may be strangled by the cords. (AP Photo/Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Strangulation Hazard: 50 Million Blinds Recalled
Prompted by the strangulation deaths in recent years of five children and the near-strangulations of 16 more, a government agency and an industry group teamed up Tuesday to warn consumers about safety problems with an estimated 50 million Roman-style window shades and roll-up blinds.
Consumers were urged to get free repair kits, available from the industry group's Web site, windowcoverings.org,...
