baby bath chair recall

The bath seats/chairs fail to meet the federal safety standard, including requirements for stability and the bath seats can tip over while a baby is in it, posing a drowning hazard to babies. 888-549-1625 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET 888-657-8436 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Report an Incident Involving this Product This recall includes all Lexibook Baby Bath Seats and Chairs. The plastic baby bath seats/chairs are intended for children 6 months and up. They have a plastic base with suction cups on the bottom, a back/arm support and a toy tray. “Lexibook” is stamped on the back/arm support. “Made in China” and “2014 Lexibook Limited IT028/IT029 SN: 1407/VA09” are stamped on the bottom of the base. They were sold in a variety of colors. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled baby bath seats and contact the online retailer where it was purchased for return instructions and to receive a full refund, or a refund in the form of a store credit or gift card, depending on the online retailer.

All known purchasers will be contacted directly about the recall. , , from January 2013 through August 2016 for between $30 and $60. Lexibook S.A., of France The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical orCPSC's work to help 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 40 years. Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the

Based on data from 2007-2009 in CPSC Nursery Product Reports, an average of 7 children die every year from the hazards of bath seats. KID recommends against the use of all bath seats. These products are intended as bathing aids — NOT SAFETY DEVICES. It only takes a few seconds of time and as little as one inch of water for an infant to drown. Always keep babies within arm’s reach while near water. Consider using a small baby bathtub within the larger bath instead – make sure the main drain stays free. Bath seats are dangerous for the following reasons: Bath seats give parents a false sense of security Children can slip out of the seats or tip forward or sideways into the water and become submerged The suction cups on the bottom of a seat can detach from the tub, and the baby can tip over and become trapped underwater by the seat As the dangers of bath seats became evident, KID and other consumer groups across the country petitioned CPSC to ban baby bath seats, which are known to have been involved in at least 103 deaths and over 100 non-fatal incidents.

CPSC now has a mandatory standard in place that will address the most common hazards of tip-over and the child slipping under water through the leg holes. There are currently no baths seats that meet the new standard. More Information on Bath Tub Seats CPSC Votes to Begin Rulemaking to Improve the Safety of Baby Bath Seats CPSC News Release 01-163 The Role of Bathtub Seats and Rings in Infant Drowning Deaths published by The American Academy of Pediatrics.A huge recall involving thousands of baby bath seats has been issued due to possible drowning risks -- so now is probably a good time to check your tub to see if you're bathing your child in one of them. There are actually two different recalls. The first is for 34,000 Idea Baby Bath Seats (pictured at left), which were sold at Buy Buy Baby, both in stores and online, and at Bed Bath & Beyond between September 2012 and April 2013. While no babies have actually been harmed while using the seats, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has determined that they can tip over in the tub, which can pose a drowning risk to babies.

, between May 2011 and November 2012. Since the seats do not meet federal safety standards for stability, there's the potential that they can tip over and pose a drowning risk, just like the Idea Baby Bath Seats. Both seats are intended for use for infants between the ages of 5 and 10 months old, so even if your baby isn't old enough to sit up, make sure to check and see if you received one of these seats as a gift. If you do happen to have one of them, here's what you need to do. for more info, or contact the company via phone at (888) 464-1218 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday to receive your refund. Do you have one of these bath seats?PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Lexibook has issued an immediate recall of for all of its Baby Bath Seats and Chairs because they pose a drowning hazard to babies. The plastic baby bath seats/chairs are intended for children 6 months and up. They have a plastic base with suction cups on the bottom, a back/arm support and a toy tray.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the bath seats/chairs fail to meet the federal safety standard, including requirements for stability and the bath seats can tip over while a baby is in it, posing a drowning hazard. The bottom of the base is stamped “2014 Lexibook Limited IT028/IT029 SN: 1407/VA09.” READ: Ford Recalls 680,000 Cars; Seat Belts May Not Hold In Crash , , from January 2013 through August 2016. There have been no incidents or injuries reported. Consumers are being urged to immediately stop using the recalled baby bath seats and contact the online retailer where it was purchased for return instructions and to receive a full refund, or a refund in the form of a store credit or gift card, depending on the online retailer. Wayfair LLC (Store Credit) Phone: 888-549-1625 (Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) Unbeatable Sale, Inc. (Refund) Phone: 888-657-8436 (Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET)