Baby Blankets recalled due to entrapment, strangulation, and choking hazards

INDIANA – Baby Blankets sold at Homegoods, T.J. Maxx, and Marshalls are being recalled because they pose risks to babies.

The recall involves Mittal International chenille weave baby blankets. The baby blankets were sold nationwide from September 2021 through July 2022.

Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall was initiated because the threads in the recalled woven baby blankets can come loose and detach posing choking, entrapment, and strangulation hazards.

The blankets were sold in cream, blush, taupe, mint, gray, lavender, ivory, ochre, pale blue, sage, and terracotta colors with a “Made in India” hangtag with an elephant design. The blankets have fringe around the edges and measure about 32 inches by 40 inches. 

“MITTAL INTERNATIONAL” and one of the following style numbers are printed on a sewn-in label: BSKTCREAM, BSKTCRM, BSKTIVO, BSKTIVRB, BSKTLAV, BSKTMGRY, BSKTMINT, BSKTOCHR, BSKT-OCHRE, BSKTRSMK, BSKT-SAGE, BSKTSPA, BSKTSLVR, BSKTTERRA, MI-B1, MI-B2, MI-B3, MI-B4, MI-BSK-223BL, MI-BSK-223BM, MI-BSK-227M, MI-BSK-237L, MI-BSK-240L, MI-BSK-240M, MI-BLUSH, MIBLUSH, MI-PBLUE, MI-NAT, MI-OCHRE, MIDMINT, MI-DMINT, MIPBLUE, MI-TAUPE, MITAUPE.  “MADE IN INDIA” is printed on the bottom sewn-in label.

Anyone with the recalled baby blanket should stop using it and return it to any HomeGoods, Marshalls or T.J. Maxx store for their choice of a full refund or store credit. Alternatively, consumers can contact TJX for instructions on how to submit a photo of the recalled blanket, along with their contact information and written confirmation that they will discard the blanket to receive a full refund or a refund in the form of a store gift card.