NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2006 Release #06-068 |
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 552-3914
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
Fisher-Price Recalls Infant Musical Toy Chair Posing Strangulation Hazard
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 products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Fisher-Price® Laugh & Learn™ Musical Learning Chair™
Units: About 614,000
Manufacturer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Hazard: A child can become lodged between the seatback and side table of the chair, possibly leading to an entrapment of the neck. This can pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Fisher-Price has received three reports of young children getting their necks lodged between the seatback and the side table of the toy, including one report of a child receiving a welt on the neck.
Description: The recalled Laugh & Learn Musical Learning Chair is a plastic infant toy that measures about 17 inches high. It plays music and teaches children numbers and letters. It also features a blue chair with four green plastic legs and a side table with a purple base and white top. The table holds a clock, book, and a lamp. Smiley faces are displayed on the lamp and seat back. “Fisher-Price” is written on the front of the chair. The packaging states that the toy is intended for children 12 months through 36 months of age. The model numbers are H4609, H7167 through H7173, H8157, H8998, and J0272 through J0275 can be found on the underside of the seat of the chair.
Sold by: Discount department and toy stores nationwide from May 2005 through January 2006 for about $27.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should take the recalled musical chair away from children immediately and contact Fisher-Price to receive a free repair kit that contains a plastic piece that connects in between the seatback and side table, preventing the possibility of entrapment.
Consumer Contact: Contact Fisher-Price at (866) 552-3914 anytime or visit the firm’s Web site at www.service.fisher-price.com
Laugh & Learn™ Musical Learning Chair™
Video Alert
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A Video News Alert showing the toy, a child playing with the toy, shots of the hazard using a doll, parent installing the fix and sound bites from CPSC Public Affairs Director Julie Vallese will be broadcast at the times and dates shown below.
Satelite Coordinates (C-Band) | |
| Wednesday, January 18 | Thursday, January 19 |
| 2:00-2:30 pm (Eastern Time) | 10:30-11:00 am (Eastern Time) |
| Satellite: IA 5 | Satellite: IA 6 |
| Transponder 13 | Transponder 11 |
| Downlink frequency 3960V | Downlink frequency 3920V |
| Audio 6.2 & 6.8 | Audio 6.2 & 6.8 |
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