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Product name Roll-up Blinds and Roman Shades by Walmart
Description This recall involves all styles and sizes of fabric, bamboo and jute roll-up blinds and Roman shades. 
Problem Roll-Up Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material. -- Roman Shades: Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. 
Distribution Walmart stores nationwide and at www.walmart.com or www.samsclub.com for between $6 and $30. 
Company Walmart 800-925-6278; Web site: www.walmartstores.com 
Dates sold January 1999 through September 2009 
Date posted 12/15/2009 
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