RECALL: Oeuf Infant Bouncer Seats Recalled Due to Frame Failure
NEWS from
CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission
Office of Information and Public
Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
April 18,
2007
Release #07-162
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800)
691-8810
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800)
638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301)
504-7908
Infant Bouncer Seats Recalled
Due to Frame Failure
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
in
cooperation with the firm named below, today
announced a voluntary
recall of the following
consumer product. Consumers should stop
using
recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.
Name of product:
Infant Bouncer Seats
Units: About
1,400
Manufacturer: Oeuf LLC, of
Brooklyn, N.Y
Hazard: The tubular metal
frame can break, posing a fall hazard
to
infants in the
seat.
Incidents/Injuries: Oeuf LLC has
received six reports of frames
breaking. No
injuries have been reported.
Description:
This recall involves Oeuf infant bouncer seats with
padded
canvas supported by a tubular steel
frame. The canvas seat is brown with
white,
blue or pink stripes. A three-point safety belt is attached
to
the canvas. Model number 2005 is printed on
the label.
Sold at: Juvenile specialty
stores and Web retailers nationwide
from
September 2006 through March 2007 for
about $100.
Manufactured in:
China
Remedy: Consumers should stop using
the infant seat immediately and
contact Oeuf
LLC to receive a repair kit.
Consumer
Contact: For additional information, contact Oeuf at
(800)
691-8810 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday or visit
the firm's Web
site at www.oeufnyc.com
To see this
recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of
the
recalled product, please go
to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07162.html
The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with
protecting
the public from unreasonable risks
of serious injury or death from more
than
15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction.
Deaths, injuries and property
damage from consumer product incidents
cost the
nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is
committed
to protecting consumers and families
from products that pose a fire,
electrical,
chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children.
The
CPSC's work to ensure the safety of
consumer products - such as toys,
cribs, power
tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals
-
contributed significantly to the 30 percent
decline in the rate of
deaths and injuries
associated with consumer products over the past
30
years.
To
report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call
CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's
teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or
visit
CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC
email
subscription list, please go to
www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can
obtain
this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site
at
www.cpsc.gov.

NEWS
from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission
Office of Information and Public
Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
April 18,
2007
Release #07-162
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800)
691-8810
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800)
638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301)
504-7908
Infant Bouncer Seats Recalled
Due to Frame Failure
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
in
cooperation with the firm named below, today
announced a voluntary
recall of the following
consumer product. Consumers should stop
using
recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.
Name of product:
Infant Bouncer Seats
Units: About
1,400
Manufacturer: Oeuf LLC, of
Brooklyn, N.Y
Hazard: The tubular metal
frame can break, posing a fall hazard
to
infants in the
seat.
Incidents/Injuries: Oeuf LLC has
received six reports of frames
breaking. No
injuries have been reported.
Description:
This recall involves Oeuf infant bouncer seats with
padded
canvas supported by a tubular steel
frame. The canvas seat is brown with
white,
blue or pink stripes. A three-point safety belt is attached
to
the canvas. Model number 2005 is printed on
the label.
Sold at: Juvenile specialty
stores and Web retailers nationwide
from
September 2006 through March 2007 for
about $100.
Manufactured in:
China
Remedy: Consumers should stop using
the infant seat immediately and
contact Oeuf
LLC to receive a repair kit.
Consumer
Contact: For additional information, contact Oeuf at
(800)
691-8810 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday or visit
the firm's Web
site at www.oeufnyc.com
To see this
recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of
the
recalled product, please go
to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07162.html
The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with
protecting
the public from unreasonable risks
of serious injury or death from more
than
15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction.
Deaths, injuries and property
damage from consumer product incidents
cost the
nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is
committed
to protecting consumers and families
from products that pose a fire,
electrical,
chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children.
The
CPSC's work to ensure the safety of
consumer products - such as toys,
cribs, power
tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals
-
contributed significantly to the 30 percent
decline in the rate of
deaths and injuries
associated with consumer products over the past
30
years.
To
report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call
CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's
teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or
visit
CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC
email
subscription list, please go to
www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can
obtain
this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site
at
www.cpsc.gov.
Posted: Mon - April 23, 2007 at 07:15 PM