This isn’t really a true, proper, full blog entry, I admit it; think of this as a little blog bulletin.
I have two friends with children under 15 months old who both own these toys so I thought I should go ahead and pass the information on to families.com readers.
The Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Musical Learning Chair has been recalled due to a potential strangulation issue. No children have died or been severely injured but there have been three reported incidents of children getting their heads caught between the seat and table attachment and one child developed a welt as a result.
Get the full scoop at the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website (the link is to the specific press release regarding this item):
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06068.html
Below is the link to the manufacturer’s recall webpage for this product. It has a picture of the toy and their recall info–how to tell if yours is one of the affected toys, what to do if it is, etc.
http://www.service.mattel.com/us/recall/default.asp?recall_id=52425
This recall was just issued a few days ago on January 18th, 2006.
Stay safe!