Corded Blinds Have Officially Been Banned From Stores Due To Child Safety Concerns

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As of December 15, you are no longer be able to purchase corded blinds in stores.

Corded blinds have been a staple in almost every American home for decades now. But for just as long, children have been suffering from cord-related accidents and injuries. Earlier this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics found that window blinds injured an estimated 16,827 children under 6 between 1990 and 2015.

Many parents know about this hazard already. To keep their kids safe, they simply tie the cords out of reach or tape them to the wall.

But as of last weekend, stores are no longer allowed to sell these hazardous window coverings. The ban affects all stock products in retail stores, including online shops. That accounts for over 80% of all window-covering products in the US and Canada, PR Newswire reports.

Consumers now have to choose from cordless blinds or those with short, inaccessible cords. The ban doesn’t affect blinds that are already installed in homes.

Source : https://www.littlethings.com/corded-blinds-window-ban/

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