The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products unless otherwise instructed. Consumers can submit reports of harm to CPSC’s new searchable online product safety database at www.SaferProducts.gov. A searchable food and medical product recall database is available at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm.
Importer: phil&teds USA Inc., of Fort Collins, Colo.
Hazard: The chairs pose serious fall and amputation hazards to children placed in them. The product’s packaging and marketing information show the product being used in ways that may lead to the chair detaching from the table.
Description: The infant/toddler chairs have a nylon fabric seat and a metal frame that clamps onto tables using two metal vise clamps. The upper part of each clamp rests on the table top and has either a rubber clamp pad on its underside or a rubber boot covering it. The chair is sold in red, black and navy.
Sold by: Philandteds.com, Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Target, Toys R Us, other online retailers and independent juvenile specialty stores since May 2006 for about $50.
Remedy: Stop using the chairs. The company has offered a repair kit, but the CPSC has not approved a repair kit for this product despite the firm’s statement that it was conducting a recall “in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.”
