CPSC, Playskool announce recall to repair the 1-2-3 High Chair.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 12, 1995--The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Playskool(R) today announced a voluntary recall to repair program for all of Playskool's 1-2-3 High Chairs. Playskool has learned that plastic joints on some of its 1-2-3 High Chairs have cracked. These cracks may cause the high chair to collapse. Playskool has received ten reports of injuries, including bumps bumps a term used to describe a variety of papulonodular dermatoses in horses, including 'heat bumps', 'feed bumps', 'protein bumps', 'wheat bumps' and others. No specific disease or etiology has been assigned to the term and veterinary dermatologists wish it would disappear from use. , bruises Bruises Definition Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Pupura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition. and one concussion concussion Period of nervous-function impairment that results from relatively mild brain injury, often with no bleeding in the cerebral cortex. It causes brief unconsciousness, followed by mental confusion and physical difficulties. . Approximately 300,000 1-2-3 High Chairs were sold between May 1994 and October 1995. Playskool estimates that consumers have reported cracks in 1.5 percent of the high chairs sold. The high chairs were distributed nationally through wholesale and retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → for approximately $74.99. Playskool has asked all wholesale and retail outlets to stop selling the high chairs until a repair kit that will prevent the cracking can be included with each chair. Cracks in the chair have appeared on the pivot joints piv·ot joint n. See trochoid joint. at the top of the chair legs. The repair kit features a nylon strap that will stabilize stabilize See peg. the high chair's legs and prevent any stress cracks in the pivot joints. The strap attaches easily between the high chair's front and back base. Consumers with a Playskool 1-2-3 High Chair should inspect it carefully for cracks at the pivot joints or elsewhere. If there are no cracks, the consumer should contact Playskool for a free repair kit. If consumers find any cracks in their 1-2-3 High Chair, they should stop using the chair immediately, and contact Playskool for a free replacement chair. Consumers should call Playskool's toll free number 800/752-9755 to receive the repair kit or to obtain further information. Consumers can also write to Playskool 1-2-3 Repair Program, 200 Narrangansett Park Drive, P.O. Box 200, Pawtucket RI 02860-0200. Media inquiries for Playskool should be directed to Wayne Charness, 401/727-5983. -0- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at 800/638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter teletypewriter: see typewriter. A low-speed teleprinter, often abbreviated "TTY." (hardware) teletypewriter - (Nearly always abbreviated to "teletype" or "tty") An obsolete kind of terminal, with a noisy mechanical printer for output, a at 800/638-8270. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call 301/504-0051 from the handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information via internet gopher services at cpsc.gov or report product hazards to info@cpsc.gov. CONTACT: Kathleen Begala 301/504-0580 Ext. 1193 |
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