CPSC, Hangouts Recall Baby Hammocks
Kids’ product recall 00107b. Announced by CPSC on May 10, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 10, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 350 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
These baby hammocks can suddenly become twisted around children’s necks and strangle them. Also, infants sleeping on soft bedding can become wedged in positions in which they cannot breathe.
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What should you do?
Consumers with one of these hammocks should stop using it immediately, and return it to Hangouts for a free, standard single hammock (model MY-SS-1130).
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Hangouts at (800) 205-4916 anytime.
Which ones are recalled?
The “baby hammocks” are 6-foot-long mini-hammocks. They are woven from thin cotton strings with nylon end strings in solid or multi-striped colors. The label attached to the end loop reads, “Hangouts® from Bellartson” and “Woven by Hand in MEXICO.”
About 350 units, as CPSC gives them.
Baby hammocks.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Hangouts, Boulder Colo.
- The Hangout store in Boulder, Colo., and its catalogs sold these hammocks as model number MY-BB-1110, from January 1990 through September 1999, for about $20.
- Made in Mexico, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
No incidents or injuries have been reported in these hammocks but, between 1984 and 1995, CPSC received reports of 12 deaths of children in other mini-hammocks.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.