July 12, 2012: Chicco Polly High Chairs Recalled

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About 485,690 high chairs have been recalled due to laceration hazards.

What's the Deal?

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Artsana USA Inc., of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, have recalled about 485,690 (about 455,000 in the US and 30,690 in Canada) Chicco Polly high chairs. Children can fall on or against the pegs on the rear legs of the high chair, resulting in a bruising or laceration injury.

The firm is aware of 21 reports of incidents in which a child fell against the peg and received injuries, including four laceration injuries requiring medical closure (stitches, tape, or glue) and one scratched cornea.

Do You Own It?

This recall involves a range of Chicco Polly high chairs with pegs on the back legs intended for tray storage. The high chairs have a folding metal frame for storage and a reclining seat. The recalled high chairs can be identified by the model number and date code printed on a label on the underside of the seat, close to the footrest. The date code is in the format DDMMYYYY or YYYY-MM-DD. High chairs included in this recall were manufactured prior to October 13, 2010 and have one of the following model numbers on the label:

Model Numbers
00063803430070 05063803260070
00063803480070 05063803270070
00063803490070 05063803570070
00063803580070 05063803660070
04063765000070 05063803970070
04063765540070 06063765650070
04063765760070 06063765970070
04063803630070 06063803650070
04063803860070 06063803770070
04063803900070 06063803820070
05063765020070 06063803960070
05063803020070 06063803970070
05063803220070 07063803780070

The high chairs sold at retail stores including Babies R Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Buy Buy Baby, Shopko, and Toys R Us, as well as online outlets including Albeebaby.com, Amazon.com, Babyage.com, Babysupermart.com, Diapers.com, and Target.com from January 2005 through July 2012 for between $100 and $150.

What Should You Do?

Consumers should contact Chicco for a free peg cover kit which will be mailed to them. To help prevent injuries before repair, consumers should store the tray on the pegs when the high chair is not in use. For additional information, contact Chicco toll-free at (800) 807-8817 between 8 AM through 5 PM EST, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.chiccousa.com/pollykit.

Click here to see the official recall.