PIRG, Others Urge CPSC Recall of Bumbo Baby Seat Due to Skull Fracture Risk
Over at the CALPIRG blog, consumer advocate Jon Fox explains why CALPIRG, U.S. PIRG, Kids In Danger and other leading groups have asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in a letter, to recall the Bumbo baby seat. Previous remedial actions, including labeling the seat with warnings, haven't prevented an alarming number of injuries, including over thirty skull fractures.
Over at the CALPIRG blog, consumer advocate Jon Fox explains why CALPIRG (KGO video interview), U.S. PIRG, Kids In Danger and other leading groups have asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in a letter, to recall the Bumbo baby seat. Previous remedial actions, including labeling the seat with warnings, haven’t prevented an alarming number of injuries, including over thirty skull fractures. Full letter at Jon’s blog. Excerpt from the letter from U.S. PIRG, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Kids in Danger and Public Citizen follows:
“CPSC is now aware of 33 skull fractures. According to CPSC data there have been 95 additional injuries since the 2007 recall. Fifty of these injuries occurred while the product was used on the floor as recommended or its use position was unclear. There are two recent postings to SaferProducts.gov listing injuries from the product as well. Warning labels have generally been shown to be ineffective in reducing injuries and that is specifically evident with this product as well.”
For more information, contact U.S. PIRG Public Health Advocate Nasima Hossain.
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Ed Mierzwinski
Senior Director, Federal Consumer Program, U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Ed oversees U.S. PIRG’s federal consumer program, helping to lead national efforts to improve consumer credit reporting laws, identity theft protections, product safety regulations and more. Ed is co-founder and continuing leader of the coalition, Americans For Financial Reform, which fought for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, including as its centerpiece the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He was awarded the Consumer Federation of America's Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award in 2006, Privacy International's Brandeis Award in 2003, and numerous annual "Top Lobbyist" awards from The Hill and other outlets. Ed lives in Virginia, and on weekends he enjoys biking with friends on the many local bicycle trails.
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