NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Communications | Washington, D.C. |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2011 Release #11-306 |
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (855) 652-9019 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
Table-Top Clip-on Chair Recalled by phil&teds USA Due to Fall and Amputation Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: “metoo” Clip-on Chair
Units: 54,000 (these were the subject of a product safety alert issued May 6, 2011)
Importer: phil&teds USA Inc, of Fort Collins, Co.
Hazard: Missing or worn clamp pads allow the chairs to detach from a variety of different table surfaces, posing a fall hazard. In addition, when the chair detaches, children’s fingers can be caught between the bar and clamping mechanism, posing an amputation hazard. Also, user instructions for the chairs are inadequate, increasing the likelihood of consumer misuse.
Incidents/Injuries: phil&teds and CPSC have received 19 reports of the chairs falling from different table surfaces, including five reports with injuries. Two reports of injuries involved children’s fingers being severely pinched, lacerated, crushed or amputated. The three other reports of injury involved bruising after a chair detached suddenly and a child struck the table or floor.
Description: The product is an infant/toddler chair with 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 pad on its underside or a rubber boot covering the clamp. The chair is sold in three fabric colors – red, black and navy. Chairs subject to this recall do not have black plastic spacers between the cross bar and the clamps.
Sold through: Buy Buy Baby, Target, Toys R Us and their online sites; philandteds.com; Amazon.com; other online retailers; and a variety of independent juvenile specialty stores from May 2006 to May 2011 for between $40 and $50.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact the company to receive a free repair kit and revised user instructions. Consumers who previously received a repair kit with only rubber boots should also stop using the chair and contact the company for the new repair kit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact phil&teds USA at (855) 652-9019 or visit the company’s website at www.philandteds.com/support
Chairs included in this recall do not have black plastic spacers between the cross bar and clamps
Chairs not included in this recall have black plastic spacers between the cross bar and clamps
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on www.saferproducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Under federal law, it is illegal to attempt to sell or resell this or any other recalled product.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, go online to: www.saferproducts.gov, call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain this news release and product safety information at www.cpsc.gov. To join a free e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.
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We had this chair and used it without incident for more than a year. However, after the initial recall announcement, we immediately took it back to Buy Buy Baby, where I had purchased it. I actually still had the box/receipt because I am crazy about saving stuff that I might sell/consign later. Even though it was used, they gave me a full refund! We are now using the Eddie Bauer Pop-Up Booster Seat and are very happy with it.
Question: The new Baby Bargains book recommends the Cosco Scenera and I was interested in purchasing it. However, I have noticed that the “Cosco Scenera in Richmond” is on the ten worst picks in this article. Does that mean that the other Cosco Scenera seats are safe, for examples the Cosco Scenera in Aberdeen Black, and that you would still recommend them? Sorry, first time mom that is a bit confused. Anyone have input?
Hi there. i think you are referring to the Toxic car seat report we blogged about; this report is at healthystuff.org. In short, you are correct—the Richmond version of Scenera received a poor score. However, several other fabrics for the Scenera scored better. Such as Aberdeen black, as you mention. So if you want that seat and are concerned about toxic chemical issues, we’d avoid the Richmond fabric.