Fisher-Price Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs

Description: September 30, 2010Release #10-361 Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 432-5437CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 Fisher-Price Recalls Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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: Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs Units: About 950,000 high chairs in the U.S. and 125,000 in Canada Importer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y. Hazard: Children can fall on or against the pegs on the rear legs of the high chair resulting in injuries or lacerations. The pegs are used for high chair tray storage. Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of 14 reports of incidents, including seven reports of children requiring stitches and one tooth injury. One of these incidents was reported in Canada. Description: This recall involves the Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs with pegs on the back legs intended for tray storage. The high chairs have a folding frame for storage and a three-position reclining seat. The model number and date code of the high chair is on the back of the seat. All Easy Clean and Close To Me High Chairs are included in this recall. Only Healthy Care High Chairs manufactured before December 2006 are included in the recall. If the fourth digit in the date code is 6 or less, the Healthy Care High Chair is included in the recall. Sold at: Mass merchandise retail stores nationwide from September 2001 through September 2010 for between about $70 and $115. Manufactured in: Healthy Care High Chairs were made in China. Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs were made in Mexico. Remedy: Consumers should stop using the High Chair immediately and contact Fisher-Price for instructions and a free repair kit. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fisher-Price at (800) 432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.service.mattel.com Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1179 Affected Products (Colors, fashions and toy accessories for each High Chair vary. The picture on the right shows a back view with a close-up of the storage peg) Healthy Care High Chair Model Numbers: 79638, 79639, 79640, 79641, B0326, B2105, B2875, C4630, C4632,C5936, G4406, G8659, H0796, H1152, H4864, H7241, K2927, L1912

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