Folding Toy Beach Chairs Recalled by Build-A-Bear Workshop

May 15, 2009

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.

NAME OF PRODUCT: FOLDING TOY BEACH CHAIR FOR STUFFED ANIMALS

UNITS: ABOUT 260,000 CHAIRS IN THE UNITED STATES AND 9,700 IN CANADA

IMPORTER: BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP®, OF ST. LOUIS, MO.

HAZARD: THIS TOY CHAIR LEGS CAN BRUISE, PINCH OR CUT FINGERS IF CAUGHT WHILE FOLDING.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THERE HAVE BEEN EIGHT INJURIES REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES A WOOD FRAME, CANVAS SEAT, TOY BEACH CHAIR FOR STUFFED ANIMALS. SOME STYLES INCLUDE AN ATTACHED PILLOW. THE TOY CHAIRS ARE BLUE (STYLE #’S 002281, 004463, 009907, 011565, 102281, 109907, 111565), RED (STYLE #’S 007391, 011566, 107391, 111566), FUCHSIA/WHITE STRIPE (STYLE #’S 013226, 113226), ORANGE/WHITE STRIPE (STYLE #’S 013227, 113227).

SOLD BY: BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP STORES NATIONWIDE AND ONLINE AT WWW.BUILDABEAR.COM FROM MARCH 2001 THROUGH OCTOBER 2008 FOR ABOUT $8 IN THE US AND FROM MARCH 2003 THROUGH OCTOBER 2008 IN FOR ABOUT $10 IN CANADA.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: RETURN THE TOY BEACH CHAIR TO ANY BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP STORE TO RECEIVE AN $8 USD/$10 CDN STORE COUPON. IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO RETURN THE TOY CHAIR TO A STORE, YOU CAN CONTACT THE COMPANY FOR ALTERNATE INSTRUCTIONS ON RECEIVING A REFUND.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP TOLL-FREE AT (866) 236-5683 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 6 P.M. CT, SATURDAY 9 A.M. AND 4 P.M. CT, OR VISIT THE COMPANY’S WEB SITE AT WWW.BUILDABEAR.COM (PDF)

NOTE: HEALTH CANADA’S PRESS RELEASE CAN BE SEEN AT HTTP://209.217.71.106/PR/RECALL-RETRAIT-E.JSP?RE_ID=748