Target is recalling about 204,000 Pillowfort weighted blankets for children after two deaths were reported linked to the products.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Target announced the recall of the blankets after a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl “reportedly became entrapped in the cover of the weighted blanket and died due to asphyxia” at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in April 2022.
“Target has received four reports of children becoming entrapped in these weighted blankets, including the two fatalities.”
Customers are urged to stop using the recalled weighted blankets and contact Target for a full refund.
The blankets were made in China. Target had exclusively sold the product at Target stores across the United States, as well as online on its website, from December 2018 through September 2022 for $40.
The blanket weighs 6 pounds and measures 60x40 inches. It has a removable, waterproof, and washable cover. The blanket comes in eight prints or colors.
Item numbers are printed on the fabric tag on the removable blanket covers. The item numbers are 097-02-0140 (Unicorn – White), 097-02-0148 (Space Navy), 097-02-0361 (Pink), 097-02-0363 (Blue), 097-02-0364 (Gray), 097-02-1603 (Buffalo Plaid – Red), 097-02-3904 (Blue Constellation) and 097-02-3905 (Unicorn – Pink).
To return the products, customers can bring them to any Target store. Customers can also call 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central time to ask for a prepaid return label to return the blankets by mail.
Customers can also go to www.target.com and click on “Recall Information,” then on “Home Goods” for more information. They can also go to Target’s Facebook page and click on the “Products Recalls” tab for more information.
