Fisher-Price Recalls High Chairs And Toys

Fisher-Price is recalling hundreds of thousands of toys and high chairs amid safety concerns reported in the US

The announcement is part of a wider US-led recall of more than 10 million items after reports of injuries.

The UK recall applies to nearly 73,000 high chairs after 14 reports of problems in the US, including seven children requiring stitches.

The chairs were sold between September 2001 and last month and US health and safety experts say children could be hurt by pegs on the back of the high chairs used to store a tray.


Hundreds of millions of our products are used safely every day and we believe these simple fixes will continue that excellent record.

Fisher-Price spokeswoman

Another 165,090 products with inflatable balls have also been recalled after US concerns the valve of the ball could come off and potentially result in a child choking.

"We want to reassure parents that our products are overwhelmingly safe. We operate in a highly regulated industry," a UK spokeswoman for Fisher-Price said.

"We test our products at many stages during development and production. Our product engineers have many years of experience in designing safe toys.

"In addition, we monitor parents' safety-related reports over time. If we see an issue with a product at any point, even after many have been sold and used safely, we take appropriate action.

"Hundreds of millions of our products are used safely every day and we believe these simple fixes will continue that excellent record."

Fisher-Price has set up a consumer helpline on 0800 0320 615 for those seeking more information about the recall.

Retailers Mothercare and Tesco.com have also taken a product off their shelves after US authorities warned parents to stop using them.

The baby sleep positioners were taken off the shelves after the US authorities said they had received 12 reports over the past 13 years of infants between the ages of one month and four months dying when in or next to the positioners. (from sky)