{"id":13537,"date":"2012-08-15T14:48:05","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T12:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/bumbo-recalls-4-mln-baby-seats-after-injuries-from-falls\/"},"modified":"2012-08-15T14:48:05","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T12:48:05","slug":"bumbo-recalls-4-mln-baby-seats-after-injuries-from-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/bumbo-recalls-4-mln-baby-seats-after-injuries-from-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Bumbo recalls 4 mln baby seats after injuries from falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">WASHINGTON<\/span> Aug 15 (Reuters) &#8211; Bumbo International Trust is<br \/>\nvoluntarily recalling about 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats after<br \/>\nscores of injuries, including skull fractures, the South African<br \/>\ncompany and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said<br \/>\non Wednesday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since a 2007 recall, at least 50 incidents have been<br \/>\nreported in which babies fell while the molded-foam seat was on<br \/>\na raised surface. Nineteen of the incidents included skull<br \/>\nfractures, the company and the CPSC said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another 34 reports have been received of infants hurt while<br \/>\nthe one-piece seat was on a floor or an unknown elevation. Two<br \/>\nbabies suffered fractured skulls.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>People with the seats are urged to stop using them until<br \/>\nthey install a repair kit.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>About 1 million Bumbo molded-foam seats were recalled in<br \/>\nOctober 2007 in order to provide more warnings against use on<br \/>\nraised surfaces.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The CPSC move comes after consumer groups urged the<br \/>\ncommission in February to recall the seats, said Rachel<br \/>\nWeintraub, director of product safety at the Consumer Federation<br \/>\nof America, one of the advocacy groups.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a very important action that they are taking,&#8221; she<br \/>\nsaid. &#8220;These hazards shouldn&#8217;t happen. It should never cause<br \/>\nthese kinds of injuries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Bumbo seat has several warning labels on the back. Seats<br \/>\nmade since 2008 have another label on the front warning against<br \/>\nuse on raised surfaces.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The seats, which were made in South Africa, were sold at<br \/>\nBabies R Us, Sears, Target Corp, Toys R Us, USA<br \/>\nBabies, Walmart and other stores and online sellers, the<br \/>\nstatement said. They were sold from August 2003 through August<br \/>\n2012 for between $30 and $50.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON Aug 15 (Reuters) &#8211; Bumbo International Trust is voluntarily recalling about 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats after scores of injuries, including skull fractures, the South African company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday. 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