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NEWS from CPSC
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Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
& C+ M1 I7 h: l" JFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE& n% `2 s0 W* l7 q
July 28, 2009
3 t, j3 I; W; S0 bRelease # 09-287 | Firm抯 Recall Hotline: (866) 424-0200
, ~' ]* V& `% `/ b+ TCPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
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| BabySwede LLC Recalls Bouncer Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard. L A# e2 D! I0 U& [) l: T
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. Name of Product: BabyBj鰎n® Babysitter Balance and BabyBj鰎n® Babysitter Balance Air bouncer chairs
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Importer: BabySwede LLC, of Cleveland, OH., Y* W( v4 I$ j
Manufacturer: BabyBj鰎n AB, of Sweden, _, b, ]% T; i7 O
Hazard: Small, sharp metal objects found in the padded area of the bouncer chair can protrude, posing a laceration hazard to children.
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Description: The recall involves the BabyBj鰎n抯 Babysitter Balance and Babysitter Balance Air bouncers. These bouncing chairs for babies have a red safety latch on the height adjustment mechanism and a plastic footrest with the BabyBj鰎n® logo. Recalled models and colors are:
L5 ^; `& n* |/ ^9 z, A[blockquote]BabyBj鰎n® Babysitter Balance: [blockquote]Black/Red; Model #009064US" X/ O1 k% F6 c# |7 R
Black/Silver; Model #009065US4 `1 w+ j: E9 P; \+ c* u
Dark Blue/Blue; Model #009066US6 F+ Q9 b" K0 Y* Q0 v7 R0 _! F9 L
Brown/Beige; Model #009069US [/blockquote][/blockquote][blockquote]BabyBj鰎n® Babysitter Balance Air: [blockquote]White; Model 009001US [/blockquote][/blockquote]Sold by: Baby product retailers and various mass merchants nationwide, online retailers and catalogs from September 2008 through July 2009. The Babysitter Balance sold for about $170, and the Babysitter Balance Air for about $190.
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, D+ E& U- `3 \+ `7 URemedy: Consumers should immediately stop using both Babysitter Balance and Babysitter Balance Air bouncer chairs and contact BabySwede LLC for instructions on how to return the recalled products for inspection and relabeling. If any metal pieces are found through inspection, the consumer will be provided with a new BabyBj鰎n® Babysitter Balance product.7 j; x; P' R( E0 {9 i6 j! H8 d4 A
Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact BabySwede, LLC toll-free at (866) 424-0200 anytime, or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.babyswede.com
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% S: v( J) k8 V* F+ z( N[size=-1]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 it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
/ ^0 k+ h5 q0 O: H7 j) I2 }. f R) {--- Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
. B# }% G) W2 E/ s* y" NTo report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov. 9 E# {3 `$ J1 t' B; \
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