Parents warned to make immediate change to popular Bugaboo highchair as children are at ‘risk of injuries’
PARENTS have been issued a strong warning after a popular Bugaboo highchair has been found to put kids at ‘risk of injuries’.
The Bugaboo Giraffe Highchair – which retailed for around £200 – has been removed from the market after it did not meet safety regulations.
Specifically this affects batches 200001001, 200001002, 200001005, 200001007, and 200001013.
The hazard listed on the Gov UK website states that when an infant is seated in the baby chair, the legs of the wooden highchair can detach from the frame.
This occurs if the screws attaching the legs to the frame are “not tightly secured.”
The warning states: “Bugaboo UK Limited understands that this can occur due to the opposing forces an infant’s thighs and feet can place on the upper baby set accessory seat and footrest.
“The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.”
While the product has been removed from the market, including from Boots, Bugaboo will provide a free repair kit containing revised screws if you wish to continue using it.
The kit will include an updated Allen key and a user manual on the proper application of the screws.
The Bugaboo website has a search for checking if your Bugaboo Giraffe needs a repair kit.
The advice state: “If you want to continue using your Bugaboo Giraffe highchair until you have replaced the screws using the Repair Set, you can only do so safely if you put the footrest in its lowest position.
“You can put the footrest in its lowest position by pressing the two buttons located on either side of the footrest while sliding the footrest down.”
Dutch brand Bugaboo has been designing and manufacturing luxury strollers, prams, and high chairs since 1999.
This comes as a trendy children’s dinosaur toy sold on Amazon was urgently recalled over a “serious” choking hazard.
The blue and pink 3D printed toy was mislabelled and a small child could choke on a small part of it.
Togetdream’s 3D Printed Dinosaur Toy “presents a serious risk of choking as it is supplied with a small part, and is inappropriately labelled”, the notice for its recall said.
Your product recall rights
Chief consumer reporter James Flanders reveals all you need to know.
Product recalls are an important means of protecting consumers from dangerous goods.
As a general rule, if a recall involves a branded product, the manufacturer would usually have lead responsibility for the recall action.
But it’s often left up to supermarkets to notify customers when products could put them at risk.
If you are concerned about the safety of a product you own, always check the manufacturer’s website to see if a safety notice has been issued.
When it comes to appliances, rather than just food items, the onus is usually on you – the customer – to register the appliance with the manufacturer as if you don’t there is no way of contacting you to tell you about a fault.
If you become aware that an item you own has been recalled or has any safety noticed issued against it, make sure you follow the instructions given to you by the manufacturer.
They should usually provide you with more information and a contact number on its safety notice.
In some cases, the manufacturer might ask you to return the item for a full refund or arrange for the faulty product to be collected.
You should not be charged for any recall work – such as a repair, replacement or collection of the recalled item