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Archived - Children's Folding Chairs
- Starting date:
- June 1, 2005
- Posting date:
- June 1, 2005
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001423
Affected products
Children's Folding Chairs
Product description
For full release:
CPSC, Summit Marketing International LLC Announce Recall to Repair Children's Folding Chairs.
Hazard identified
The safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse. Children's fingers can become entrapped posing a pinch hazard resulting in severe lacerations and amputations to children's fingers.
Number sold
There were 1,421 units sold in Canada.
Time period sold
Sold from September 2002 through May 2005.
Companies
- Manufacturer
-
Summit Marketing International LLC
Tel: 1-866-270-6275
- Retailer
-
Michaels Stores Inc.
Irving
Texas
UNITED STATES
What you should do
Consumers should stop using the chairs immediately and contact Summit for instructions on how to receive a repair kit to replace the locking pin. Consumers should call Summit toll free at 866-270-6275 (between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. [EST] Monday through Friday).