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PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL
Effective: July 27, 2005
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The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC)
announces the following recall
in voluntary cooperation with
the firm below. Consumers should
stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise
instructed. |
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Name of product: |
Kid's Folding Chairs |
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Units: |
About 522,000 |
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Distributor: |
Fourstar Group Inc., of
Hopkinton, Massachusetts |
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Hazard: |
The chair's safety lock can
fail, allowing the chair to
collapse or fold unexpectedly.
Children's fingers can become
caught or entrapped in the hinge
and slot areas of the chair,
posing a pinch or cut hazard.
This can cause severe
lacerations and finger tip
amputations to children's
fingers. |
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Incidents/Injuries: |
CPSC and Fourstar Group are
aware of three incidents
involving children. One resulted
in a laceration to the finger
and three finger fractures, the
second incident resulted in a
fracture and laceration to the
fingers, and the third incident
resulted in a pinched finger. |
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Description: |
The recalled kid's folding
chairs are made of metal tubing
with a vinyl padded seat and
seat back. They were sold in
red, blue, yellow, green, pink,
and lavender solid colors. They
also come in pink with
"Princess" printed in red on the
seat and seat back along with
stars, crowns and hearts, or in
blue with pictures of
basketballs, soccer balls,
footballs, football helmets, and
rollerblades. The recalled
chairs were sold individually or
as part of a set consisting of a
table and two chairs. Each chair
is about 22-inches high,
13.5-inches wide, and about
11.5-inches deep. "MANUFACTURED
BY FOURSTAR GROUP INC." OR
"IMPORTED BY FOURSTAR
INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY"
is written on a label located
underneath the seat of the
chairs. |
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Sold at: |
Discount and grocery stores
nationwide from July 2003
through July 2005 for about $5
individually or about $25 for a
set. |
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Manufactured in: |
China. |
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Remedy: |
Consumers should stop using the
chairs immediately, and contact
Fourstar for instructions on how
to receive a free repair kit to
replace the locking pin. |
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Consumer Contact: |
Consumers should call Fourstar
Group toll-free at (866)
290-6191 between 9 a.m. and
4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Consumers can also visit the
firm's Web site at
www.fsgrecall.com. |
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