Bumbo Recall 2012: 4 Million Baby Seats Recalled After Multiple Skull Fracture Accidents
More than 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled across the United States and Canada following reports of babies being injured in the chair, including skull fractures.
Bumbo International Trust has decided to make the huge recall on Wednesday after "scores of injuries" were reported, according to Reuters.
The company has requested that all owners of the product immediately stop using the baby chair until they receive a free "repair kit," which includes a restraint belt and a new warning sticker.
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A statement released by the company has also re-emphasized to parents never to place a baby in the Bumbo Seat on an elevated surface. The warning is already featured on the product packaging, but numerous accidents have occurred where parents have not apparently followed the warning.
The CPSC has explained that since 2007 there have been at least 50 cases in the United States where a baby has fallen out of the chair after it had been placed on an elevated surface. Out of those 50 cases, 19 included head fractures to the baby.
In addition to those 50 cases on "elevated surfaces," another 34 reports have also been received about babies being hurt where they had fallen out of a Bumbo seat that was placed on the floor or an "unknown elevation." Of those 34 cases, two were incidences involving head fractures.
This is not the first time that the South-African based company has had problems of this kind with its popular Bumbo Baby Seat product. In October 2007 the company recalled 1 million units to add additional warnings that parents should not use the seat on elevated surfaces.
Since 2008 the product has warnings on the box, on the front of the seat, as well as several warning labels on the back.
The product ordinarily sells for between $30 to $50 and has been a popular product for years among parents of young infants who are learning to gain strength to sit upright unaided.
