Fisher-Price Recalls Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs

Washington, DC: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, NY, is recalling about 950,000 high chairs in the U.S. and 125,000 in Canada because children can fall on or against the pegs on the rear legs of the high chair resulting in injuries or lacerations. The pegs are used for high chair tray storage.

CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of 14 reports of incidents, including seven reports of children requiring stitches and one tooth injury. One of these incidents was reported in Canada.

This recall involves the Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs with pegs on the back legs intended for tray storage. The high chairs have a folding frame for storage and a three-position reclining seat. The model number and date code of the high chair is on the back of the seat. All Easy Clean and Close To Me High Chairs are included in this recall. Only Healthy Care High Chairs manufactured before December 2006 are included in the recall. If the fourth digit in the date code is 6 or less, the Healthy Care High Chair is included in the recall. Please see the link below for a complete list of affected products.

The highchairs were sold at mass merchandise retail stores nationwide from September 2001 through September 2010 for between about $70 and $115.

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Published on Sep-30-10