PRA number
2009/10932
Published date
Product description
CAPRICE:
Blockout Holland Blind
Licensed Roller Blind (Cars, Princess & Thomas)
Day/Night Roller Blind
Blair Roller Blind, Sunshadow Roller Blind
Manhattan Cord Drawn Track
Acacia Rollup Blind, Shanghai Flatstick Rollup Blind
Matchstick Rollup Blind
FUNTASTIC:
Licensed Panel Blinds (Dorothy Ballerina, Spiderman Crawling, Bratz & Wiggles)
WINDOWEAR:
Home Series Cord Drawn Track
WINDOWSHADE:
Inca Kenya & Sierra Roller Blind
Cully Roller Blind
WILSONS:
Escape Home Roller Blind
Blockout Holland Blind
Licensed Roller Blind (Cars, Princess & Thomas)
Day/Night Roller Blind
Blair Roller Blind, Sunshadow Roller Blind
Manhattan Cord Drawn Track
Acacia Rollup Blind, Shanghai Flatstick Rollup Blind
Matchstick Rollup Blind
FUNTASTIC:
Licensed Panel Blinds (Dorothy Ballerina, Spiderman Crawling, Bratz & Wiggles)
WINDOWEAR:
Home Series Cord Drawn Track
WINDOWSHADE:
Inca Kenya & Sierra Roller Blind
Cully Roller Blind
WILSONS:
Escape Home Roller Blind
Reasons the product is recalled
* Generic warning label was not repeated on instructions—the products had warning labels attached to the window coverings themselves, however one warning label was not repeated in the instructions on how to install the coverings.
* Instructions did not explain how to install the safety device where a safety device was supplied with the products—this does not apply to all of the products listed above and only affects the Inca, Kenya & Sierra Roller Blinds and the Cully Roller Blind.
* Instructions did not explain how to install the safety device where a safety device was supplied with the products—this does not apply to all of the products listed above and only affects the Inca, Kenya & Sierra Roller Blinds and the Cully Roller Blind.
The hazards to consumers
Looped cords, chains or devices on window coverings can cause a strangulation hazard to children.
What consumers should do
Customers should contact the Spotlight store where they purchased the corded window covering products and request a copy of the revised instructions or obtain the revised instructions online at www.spotlight.com.au.
Supplier
Traders who sold this product
Spotlight Stores in Australia
Where the product was sold
Australian Capital Territory
Nationally
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Recall advertisements and supporting documentation
Responsible regulator
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is the responsible regulator for this recall.
