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Released: February 10, 2012
Should Bumbo baby seat be recalled again?
Source: Jayne O'Donnell, USA Today
A coalition of consumer groups this week called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to again recall a hugely popular baby seat and to have the manufacturer redesign it to make it safer.
The Bumbo Baby Seat is linked to 33 skull fractures, including two while used on the floor, as recommended. Four million of the seats have been sold in the U.S.
Asked why it doesn’t redesign the seat with a strap to keep kids from falling out, Bumbo International said Thursday that a safety strap would give parents a “false sense of security.”
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