The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·01206·Announced 2001-07-24

Basic Comfort Recalls Infant Seat Pads Due to Strangulation Hazard

Basic Comfort Inc. is recalling about 16,000 infant seat pads because the shoulder straps create a v-shaped opening that poses a strangulation risk to young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (strangulation hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Basic Comfort Inc. is recalling approximately 16,000 infant seat pads sold under The Baby Sitter brand name. The recall was initiated because the seat pads feature two shoulder straps that create a v-shaped opening around the head and neck, presenting a strangulation hazard to young children.

The recalled seat pads are designed to restrain a child on a chair in a sitting position. They are denim blue with white restraint straps and attach to chairs using Velcro straps. Basic Comfort received one report of an 8-month-old girl who was caught by the neck in the shoulder straps after falling sideways off a chair; the child was removed from the seat pad without injury.

These infant seat pads were sold nationwide in department and juvenile products stores, including J.C. Penney and One Step Ahead, from October 1998 through May 2001 for about $11. Consumers should stop using the infant pads immediately and contact Basic Comfort at (800) 456-8687 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT to receive a replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Infant seat pads
Category
Consumer Product — Infant Safety
Hazard
Affected units
16,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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