Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following Additional Reports of Falls

Recall date: June 15, 2011
Product Category: Booster Seat

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Target, of Minneapolis, Minn. have recalled about 375,000 Circo Child Booster Seats(43,000 additional booster seats were recalled in August 2009).

The booster seat’s restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
Target has received 10 additional reports of booster seat buckles opening unexpectedly, including three reports of bumps and/or bruises when a child fell forward out of the booster seat, hitting an object or the floor.

Description

This recall involves the products listed below:

The expanded recall involves all Circo Booster Seats, including those sold as early as 2005. The plastic booster seats are blue with green trim and a white plastic restraint buckle. They attach to an adult chair to boost a child to a table. “Circo” and “Booster Seat” can be found on a green label located in the front of the booster seat. The Circo Child Booster Seats were sold at Target stores nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009 for about $13. They were manufactured in China.

What can you do and whom to contact

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled booster seats and return them to any Target store for a full refund.

For additional information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.target.com

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