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Target recalls children’s sitting stools due to fall hazard

MEDIA RELEASE

Circo Chloe & Conner Collection Stool

Circo Chloe & Conner Collection Stool

Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary

Name of product:
Circo-brand Chloe and Conner Sitting Stools

Hazard:
The stabilizing bar can crack and cause the stool to collapse, posing a fall hazard to the user.

View Details Refund Consumer Contact:
Target Guest Relations at (800) 440-0680 anytime or email guest.relations@target.com. For additional information, consumers can visit www.target.com and click on Product Recalls at the bottom of the page and then select “Children’s & Baby Products.”

Recall Details

Units
About 69,000

Circo Chloe & Conner Collection Stool Package

Circo Chloe & Conner Collection Stool Package

Description
This recall involves children’s sitting stool, sold as part of the Circo-brand Chloe & Conner Collection. Assembled stools measure 11 inches tall by 11 inches wide by 11 inches deep. The painted wood stools were sold in red, white, navy and pink. Item numbers 249200218 (red), 249200207 (white), 249200217 (navy), 249200208 (pink) are printed on a sticker on the underside of the stools.
Incidents/Injuries

Target has received seven reports of the stools breaking or collapsing and causing a child to fall. In five of the reported incidents, bumps, bruises and cuts were reported.

Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the stool and return it to a Target store for a full refund.

Sold exclusively at
Target stores nationwide from April 2012 through June 2013 for about $15.

Importer
Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Manufacturer
L. Powell Acquisition Corporation, of Culver City, Calif.

Manufactured in
China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov

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