Friday, September 28, 2007

Pottery Barn Kids: Not recommend for children with fingers

Pottery Barn Kids Strollers Recalled

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Kids "Mini Zooper Doll" strollers are being recalled after a child's finger tip was severed.

A child’s finger can become caught in the rectangular metal clip or the black plastic side hinge, and this can sever a child’s finger tip. Also, the strollers

pose an entrapment hazard.

Pottery Barn Kids has received three reports of serious lacerations, including one partial finger severing on a 2-year-old boy.

The Mini Zooper Doll Stroller has a silver metal frame with a bright pink cotton canvas seat cover. “Pottery Barn Kids” is printed on a label on the canvas seat cover.

The strollers were sold at Pottery Barn Kids retail stores nationwide, catalog and Web site from October 2005 through June 2007 for about $50. They were made in China.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled doll strollers away from children and contact Pottery Barn Kids for instructions on receiving a repair kit.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Pottery Barn Kids at (888) 367-0144 between 7 a.m. and 12 a.m. ET daily or visit the firm’s Web site at www.potterybarnkids.com.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).