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Consumer product recall

Archived - Contempo Highchair

Starting date:
January 1, 2007
Posting date:
January 1, 2007
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Childrens' Products, Household Items
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Physical Hazard, Product Safety
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-500001373

Affected products

Contempo Highchair

Product description

For Canadian release see:
Graco Children's Products Inc. Announces Voluntary Safety Advisory Pertaining to ContempoTM Highchairs

Hazard identified

The highchair can collapse if it is not fully opened and locked into place from the storage position prior to use.

Number sold

Approximately 6,300 units were sold.

Time period sold

From December 2005 to December 2006.

Companies

Manufacturer
Graco Children's Products Inc.
Atlanta
Georgia
UNITED STATES
Distributor
Elfe Juvenile Products
Montreal
Quebec
CANADA
Tel: 1-800-667-8184
Retailer
Toys "R" Us
Concord
Ontario
CANADA
Retailer
Sears Canada Inc.
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA

What you should do

Consumers should call Elfe Juvenile Products, the Canadian distributor for Graco Children's Products in Canada at 800-667-8184 or go to the firm's website at Graco Canada Company to receive a free retrofit kit. Consumers can continue to use the highchair until the retrofit kit is received, but must make sure it is fully opened first. Consumers should open the highchair until they hear a "click" that indicates the hub is locked into place.