More than 85,000 highchairs are under recall after two dozen reports of falls

NEW YORK — More than 85,000 highchairs offered at main outlets throughout North America are being recalled because of a fall danger that has led to a handful of accidents, in step with federal regulators.

Toy and nursey product corporate TOMY International Inc. is recalling about 83,000 of its Boon Flair and Flair Elite Highchairs offered within the U.S. — and some other 2,850 in Canada, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based distributor and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission mentioned.

According to this week’s recall understand, the bolts securing the highchairs’ seats can loosen, permitting the seats to detach. TOMY has won 34 reports thus far of the chair keeping apart from the bottom, the CPSC mentioned Thursday. This has result in two dozen falls that led to 11 accidents, like bruising or scratches.

The highchairs under recall had been offered in-person and on-line via outlets like Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Toys ‘R’ Us, Amazon and Walmart, TOMY and the CPSC mentioned. The “Flair” highchairs had been offered from 2008 to 2009, whilst the “Flair Elite” fashions had been offered from 2008 to 2017.

Consumers can determine the goods with their style quantity and production date codes. All of the recalled highchairs, which are available in more than one colours, had been made in China prior to 2016.

Those in ownership of the recalled highchairs are urged to forestall the usage of them in an instant. TOMY notes “there is no need for consumers to return the highchair” — as a substitute, impacted consumers are advised to touch the corporate for a unfastened restore equipment.

TOMY mentioned consumers will obtain a suite of bolts and cut up and flat washers to fix the highchairs.