Mima Recalls Moon 3-In-1 High Chairs Due to Fall and Impact Hazard

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Feb 05, 2015, 12:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Mima-Recalls-Moon-3-In-1-High-Chairs

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Mima Moon 3-in-1 High Chairs

Hazard: The high chair seat can loosen and dislodge, allowing the seat and child to fall. The chair can also fall onto a child crawling underneath the seat, posing an impact hazard to the child.

Remedy: Repair, Refund
Consumers should stop using the high chair immediately and contact Mima to receive a free replacement upper chair section or instructions on receiving a refund.

Consumer Contact: Mima at (800) 392-1206 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.mimakidsusa.com and click on "Moon Recall Information" for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 1470

Description: This recall includes Moon model 3-in-1 high chairs which adjust to a newborn, high and junior chair with a unique design consisting of a base with two feet supporting a single post that holds up the seat in a clear shell. The shell has a white inner seat with a removable seat pad in white, camel or black. The high chair measures about 3 feet tall when in its highest position. There is a "Mima" logo where the metal post attaches to the base to the seat. There is also a "Moon" logo on the inside of the feet that form the base of the high chair. All the serial and model numbers included in the recall that are located on a sticker on the inside of one of the two feet that form the base of the high chair can be viewed on the link at the top of the release.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 14 reports of the high chair seat loosening. No injuries have been reported.

Sold at: The majority of the high chairs were given away at the May 9, 2014 taping of the Ellen DeGeneres television show. The remaining chairs were sold at children's juvenile product stores in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Texas and Virginia from February 2014 through September 2014 for about $500.

Importer: Muak Baby LLC, of Redondo Beach, Calif.

Manufacturer: Sparklegate Industries, of Dongguan, Guangdong, China, through a contract manufacturing relationship with Mima International Limited, of Hong Kong.

Manufactured in: China

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