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Product Recall: Youth bed toy chests

Categories: Health & safety, Kid decor & style, Shopping & recalls

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 9,350 LaJolla Boat Bed and Pirates of the Caribbean Twin Trundle Beds due to an entrapment and strangulation hazard. The lid supports on the toy chests can fail to prevent the lid from closing too quickly. Sadly, a 22-month-old boy in California strangled to death when a lid fell on to the back of his head, trapping his neck on the edge of the LaJolla Boat Bed.

These beds were made in China and imported by Bayside Furnishings (a division of Whalen), of San Diego, California. They were sold at Costco and furniture retail stores nationwide as well as at Costco.com from January through May 2008 for between $700 and $1,400.

The recall involves two styles of youth beds: the LaJolla Boat Bed and the Pirates of the Caribbean Twin Trundle Bed. The preassembled toy chests are part of the beds' "bow" and are attached as a foot board. The LaJolla Boat Bed toy chest has a hardwood top and white wood base with a blue stripe. The Pirates Boat Bed toy chest has a hardwood top, wheel shape and brown wood base with decorative carvings.

If you have one of these beds, you should immediately stop your children from using the toy chests and contact Bayside Furnishings for instructions on receiving a free repair kit with replacement lid supports. You can reach them by calling (877) 494-2536 anytime, or by visiting their Web site, where you can register online to receive the free repair kit.

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