Should the Bumbo Seat Be Recalled Again?
The Bumbo baby seat has already been through two recalls: one in 2007 and another in November 2011. Recently, multiple consumer groups addressed the Consumer Product Safety Commission, requesting the South Africa-based company to recall the baby seat again, as it has been linked to 45 total injuries, 33 of which were skull fractures.
4 million seats have been sold in the United States. A significant amount of the related injuries, on the other hand, result from parents not using it properly. Before the 2007 recall, parents often placed the plastic seat on top a raised surface, such as a chair or table. As a result, a child who moves too much in the seat can fall out and hit floor, where he or she can experience a head injury. While not in the same category as a car seat, however, similar precautions should be taken, such as not placing a Bumbo on a raised surface.
The 2007 recall addressed this concern. Bumbo International added the following note to their products: “WARNING – Prevent Falls; Never use on any elevated surface.” Nevertheless, parents continue to pass over this warning, and the November 2011 recall addressed this issue: the product, when used correctly, poses no risk of injuries, claims the company.
Children, on the other hand, can still injure themselves when they fall out of the correctly-placed seat. Because of this notion and the fact that a product still shouldn’t be injurious when not used fully correctly, multiple consumer groups want the product recalled again.
Bumbos are designed to assist a baby with sitting up. Nevertheless, other baby seats with fewer recalls are out there. Do you think the Bumbo should be recalled again and go through a redesign? Or, by stating that parents must use it correctly to prevent injuries, is the company in the right?
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One Comment on Should the Bumbo Seat Be Recalled Again?
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lulainlondon on
Fri, 23rd Mar 2012 7:49 pm
I’m so tired of stuff like this. Babies learning to sit up, roll over, stand up, and walk are going to fall and get hurt. It’s LIFE! What are we supposed to do? Wrap them in bubble wrap until they’re 21? Recalls for the most part are so unnecessary and just add to the whole culture of not taking responsibility for your own actions…blaming everyone else for your mistakes and problems. I wish companies would say to parents with injured children, “Well, I guess you shouldn’t have been so stupid. Obviously the product is not made to sit on top of a counter with a wiggly baby in it. What were you thinking?”
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