BUMBO BABY SEATS RECALLED

CPSC: Kids Could Fall Out, Suffer Serious Head Injuries If Seats Are Used On Elevated Surfaces.


My first thought :

1) What parent would actually put their kid on a bumbo, on a high surface area.

My second thought:

2) Just another Recall due to poor commonsense or as some people say, The Duh Factor.

My third thought

3) I have been concerned at my children falling off of this Bumbo when on the floor. I would never even consider putting this on a Counter or a Chair... You are just asking for problems.


It is not surprising at all that this popular baby seat is also potentially dangerous and being recalled. Just recently my wife was nervous about putting our kids in the Bumbo due to her fear they can fall out. I admit, I got caught up with the hype of the Bumbo, but now I really just cannot stop thinking of what our Doctor Said. She said its just pure marketing and there is no need. If I recall, she may of also said there is more risk than reward due to potential accidents that can occur, but at the time was not published.

Just last week, I was alerted by seeing alot of Bumbos at discounted local stores in the New York City Area, selling them at half the price of the bigger retailers. This was really concerning to me. Why would this company sell the same product to these small 99 cent type of stores. Was their something that Bumbo knew about in which they just wanted to clear their wharehouse? Dont know, but perhaps.

My last thought is that I would NEVER put my baby on a Bumboo on high surfaces. This is just plain Commonsense. For the most part,many recalls occur due to people who perhaps do not use best judgement. And Last, always supervise, and NEVER leave the baby alone on the Bumbo( again, Commonsense people)


Article below. Your comments are welcomed

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the voluntary recall of about a million Bumbo "Baby Sitter" Seats, made by Bumbo International of South Africa. The CPSC says, "If the seat is placed on a table, countertop, chair, or other elevated surface, young children can arch their backs, flip out of the Bumbo seat, and fall onto the floor, posing a risk of serious head injuries."

The agency says it's had 28 reports of young children falling out of the seats, and sustaining injuries that included three skull fractures suffered when kids fell out of Bumbo seats that had been placed on tables.

The seats were sold by Target, Wal-Mart, Sears, Kmart, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, USA Babies, and various other toy and children's stores nationwide, as well as numerous online vendors, from August 2003 through October 2007, the CPSC says. They cost $40.

Consumers should never use the infant seat on a table, countertop, chair, or other elevated surface, the agency warns.

It adds that consumers can contact Bumbo to obtain warning label stickers and instructions, free of charge. The new warning label will state: "WARNING -- Prevent Falls; Never use on any elevated surface."

Consumers should use the Bumbo seat at ground level, but should never leave a child unattended when the youngster is in the seat, the CPSC points out.

Consumers can contact Bumbo International at (877) 932-8626 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.bumbosafety.com.