RecallFeb 20, 2025· All ages
Zhejiang Mingjing Textile Co. Homebox Blackout Roller Window Shades
Official title: Homebox Blackout Roller Window Shades Recalled Due to Strangulation and Entanglement Hazards and Risk of Serious Injury or Death; Violation of Federal Regulations for Window Coverings; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com by Zhejiang Mingjing Textile Co.
Homebox Blackout Roller Window Shades, sold on Amazon.com by Zhejiang Mingjing Textile Co., have long metal operating cords hanging from the right side. The cords can cause death or serious injury to children due to strangulation and entanglement hazards, and the shades violate federal regulations for window coverings and their labeling.
What to do
Consumers should immediately put the window blind's cords up and away from children and contact Zhejiang Mingjing Textile to receive a free repair, consisting of a replacement operating cord device or a free replacement cordless blind. Consumers must upload a photo of the recalled product with the operating cord and curtain fabric cut at http://www.hoteamtex.net/por.jsp?id=2&_jcp=5_2. Once the firm receives a video or picture of the product with the original pull cord cut, consumers will be sent a replacement operating cord wand device with installation instructions or replacement cordless blinds through Amazon. Amazon is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Contact: Zhejiang Mingjing Textile by email at recall@homebox.net.cn or online at http://www.recall.hoteamtex.net for more information.
How common was it?
Fewer than about 5,000 sold, or sold in only a few places. Most families won't have one.
Official notice
CPSC's own wording, unchanged.
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From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Feb 20, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.
