Buy Buy Baby Recalls Idea Baby Bath Seats Due to Drowning Hazard
Buy Buy Baby is recalling Idea Baby bath seats because they can tip over, posing a drowning risk to infants. No injuries have been reported.
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 (drowning hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Buy Buy Baby is recalling Idea Baby brand infant bath seats because they fail to meet federal safety standards for stability. The seats can tip over, which poses a risk of drowning to babies. The recalled product is designed for children five months to ten months old and is made of pink or blue plastic with four suction cups on the bottom. An oval-shaped arm rail connects the seat back, side posts, and front post, featuring two star-shaped spinning toys and a round inset plastic disc with the words "www.ideababy.com," "Idea Baby," and "Made in Italy."
About 34,000 units were sold at Buy Buy Baby and Bed Bath & Beyond stores and online at buybuybaby.com and bedbathbeyond.com from September 2012 through April 2013 for about $40. The seats were imported by Liberty Procurement Co. Inc. of Union, N.J., and manufactured in Italy. No injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bath seats. If purchased at a Buy Buy Baby store or online, consumers should return the seats to any Buy Buy Baby store to receive a store credit. If purchased at a Bed Bath & Beyond store, consumers should return the seats to the store where purchased to receive a store credit. For more information, consumers can contact Buy Buy Baby toll-free at (877) 328-9222 anytime, or visit www.buybuybaby.com or www.bedbathandbeyond.com and click on Safety and Recalls at the bottom of the homepage.
The recalled product
- Product
- Idea Baby Bath Seats
- Manufacturer
- Liberty Procurement Co. Inc., of Union, N.J.
- Affected units
- 34,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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