The big joe bean bag chair craze started in the 1970s as an alternative to standard furniture. Before we knew it, there was a bean bag in every home. However, the increase in popularity also led to an increase in bean bag related child deaths, with the blame falling squarely on negligent manufacturers. Each chair is filled with millions of tiny, pea-sized "beans" that can get everywhere. Many chairs were made of cheap materials that would rip easily, causing all these beans to spill out on the floor. Children would put these beans in their mouths, often choking on them. Other tragedies happened as well. Bean bags came with unsafe zippers, which allowed kids to unzip the bean bags and crawl inside, suffocating on the beans. Since then, there has been a huge government recall of these unsafe bean bag chairs by the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission). Bean bags with unsafe zippers (zippers that children could unzip) were especially targeted. Many cost-cutting manufacturers were hit hard by this recall. When ordering a bean bag chair for your children, make sure it is completely safe. Here are some things to look for: Double zipper- this prevents kids from unzipping their bean bag chairs Durable fabric- if the fabric won't tear, the insides won't spill out Interior foam instead of beans- foam is safer than the hazardous beans Few retailers carry only child-safe products, so be sure to do your homework. Their chairs all have a tamper-proof double-zipper that keeps kids out of the inside of a bean bag chair. They also are covered with a soft, durable "twill" fabric that won't rip as easy as vinyl or denim. Perhaps the safest feature of these chairs is that they aren't filled with beans at all. On the contrary, they're filled with soft foam that is impossible for children to suffocate on. This foam will never break down, it will always stay soft. As with any toy, be sure to make sure your bean bag chairs are child safe. Educate yourself on the dangers of hazardous bean bag chairs on the market. For the most child safe bean bag chairs on the market, visit Better-Bean-Bag-Chairs.com. Choose from sports bean bag chairs, dorm room furniture, bean bag chairs for kids.  is the newest bean bag retailer on the internet, specializing in new furniture alternatives. Our new Soft Support Chairs won't harden like regular bean bag chairs... they always stays soft and comfy!