WASHINGTON, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. (To access
color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov.)
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Name of Product: Children's Folding Chairs
Units Sold: 2 million
Distributor: Summit Marketing International LLC, of Dublin, Ohio
Hazard: The chair's safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse
or fold unexpectedly. Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in
the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard. This can
cause severe lacerations and finger tip amputations to children's fingers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received seven reports of the chairs
collapsing, resulting in four finger tip amputations, one laceration, and
bruises to children's fingers.
Description: The recalled children's folding chairs are made of metal
tubing with a padded seat. They were sold in red, blue, yellow and green
colors either individually or as part of a set consisting of a table and two,
four, or six chairs. Each chair is about 22-inches high, 10-inches wide, and
about 11-inches deep. "MANUFACTURED BY ZHANGZHOU STEEL TUBE FURNITURE
FACTORY" is written on a label underneath the seat of the chairs.
Sold at: Hardware, discount department, toy, grocery and drug stores
nationwide from September 2002 through May 2005 for about $10 individually and
for about $45 for a set.
Manufactured in: China.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the chairs immediately, and contact
Summit for instructions on how to receive a repair kit to replace the locking
pin.
Consumer Contact: Consumers should call Summit toll-free at
(866) 270-6275 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the
public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than
15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths,
injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation
more than $700 billion annually. 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 30 percent decline in
the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the
past 30 years.
To 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 or visit
CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this
release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.
Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 270-6275
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
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