CPSC Recall in 2014: Two Deaths Reported with Ace Bayou Bean Bag Chairs; Recall Announced Due to Suffocation and Choking Hazards

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 14-261

Date: August 22, 2014

Product Name: Bean bag chairs

Recall Description:

Kids can open the chair's zippers, crawl inside and suffocate and choke on the foam beads.

Hazard Description:

The zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, get trapped and suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair's foam beads.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Repair

Units: About 2.2 million

Incidents:

A 13-year old boy from McKinney, Texas died and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Ky. died after suffocating from lack of air and inhaling the chair's foam beads. Both children were found inside the chairs.

Sold At:

The recalled bean bag chairs were sold at Bergner's, Big Lots, Bon-Ton, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's, Meijer, Pamida, School Specialty, Wayfair, Walmart and Younkers stores and online at Amazon.com, Meijer.com, Walmart.com and other websites before July 2013 for between $30 and $100.

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