WASHINGTON - ABOUT 677,300 Ikea and Green Mountain Vista window blinds and shades were recalled in the United States on Thursday after a young child was strangled.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said a 1-year-old girl from Connecticut was strangled when she got caught in the inner cord of a set of Ikea Roman blinds over her playpen.

The agency also received a report of a 2-year-old girl, also from Connecticut, who was almost strangled on the beaded-chain loop hanging from a set of Green Mountain Vista shades. The girl's neck was deeply bruised, but she was saved by her older brother.

The recall includes about 670,000 Iris and Alvine Roman blinds, manufactured in India and distributed by Ikea Home Furnishings. They were sold at Ikea stores nationwide between July 2005 and June 2008.

Another 4.8 million blinds were sold outside the country.

Also recalled are about 7,300 insulated blackout roller shades and insulated Roman shades manufactured in China by Green Mountain Vista. The shades were sold around the country by several chains of stores. They were available between June 2005 and September 2008. -- AP