A recent recall was issued that should have families with children in high chairs on alert. Issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the recall involves “certain Skip Hop brand high chairs” over concerns that the “legs of the high chairs might detach,” causing children to become injured. At the moment, the recall only included “Tuo Convertible High Chairs purchased between December 2016 and September 2017,” and already Skip Hop has “received 13 reports of the legs on the high chairs detaching, resulting in two reports of bruises to children.”Shortly after the recall, Skip Hop released a statement, saying:“We have issued a voluntary product recall on certain Tuo High Chairs. In the interest of safety, we are encouraging consumers who purchased this affected product to immediately stop using the High Chair until they receive their free replacement. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our consumers and appreciate their understanding in this matter.”

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So how can consumers tell if they have one of the recalled high chairs? Well, according to the recall notice, the chairs were “sold at Babies “R” Us, Target, Kohl’s, Dillards, Amazon.com, Skiphop.com and other children specialty stores nationwide.” Additionally, the affected style numbers, which can be found on the back of the chairs, are “304200 and 204200CN with date codes (found on the back of the chair) of HH102016, HH11/2016, HH3/2017, and HH4/2017.”For now, parents are being urged to discontinue using the high chairs and can contact Skip Hop for a replacement, free of charge. However, in order to qualify for a free replacement, parents must “cut both the seat and straps of their chair” to ensure they can no longer be used. Additionally, a “photo of the back of the chair with the label visible, along with a photo of the cut chair” must be submitted.

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