IKEA has recalled millions of its wall-mounted children's lamps, after a 16-month-old in Europe was strangled to death by the light's cord.
Millions of the Swedish company's SMILA lamps will be taken off the shelves, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, following two incidents in which one child died in a crib from getting tangled in the cord, and another 15-month-old child "nearly strangled" on the line.
In both instances, the children tugged the cords into their cribs, the Associated Press reported.
The lamps, whose prices ran between $10 and $13, came in a range of eight shapes and colors, including yellow moon, blue star and red heart.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the lights measure 11 inches by 11 inches, and the cords run 7-feet long.
IKEA sold the items through their catalog, online and in-store since July 1999. But come Thursday, customers were told to "immediately stop using the recalled lamp and contact IKEA for a free repair kit," the safety commission's statement read.
The kit contains adhesive pieces to connect the lamps' cord to the wall.
About 23 million SMILA lamps were sold around the world last year.
Visit www.ikea-usa.com and click the "Recall" link at the top of the page, or call (888) 966-4532 for more information.
