Squatty Potty Recalls Children's Toilet Step Stools Due to Injury and Fall Hazards
Recall 18066 · Dec 19, 2017 · Squatty Potty
2,400
units affected
2,400
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18066
- Date
- Dec 19, 2017
- Company
- Squatty Potty
- Units affected
- 2,400
- Product
- Children's toilet step stools
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves the SquattyPottymus children's toilet step stools used to assist a child in reaching a toilet seat. The plastic step stools measure about 15.8 by 16.8 by 10 inches and were sold individually or as a part of a set, which included a toilet seat and decorative stickers. The step stool is designed to look like a gray hippopotamus with blue or purple eyes. It has a height-adjusting aqua blue hat top step and cut-outs that function as handles on each side.
What can happen
The top removable step (hat) on the recalled children's toilet step stools can detach while a child is standing on it, posing injury and fall hazards.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the children's toilet step stools until they remove the hat. Consumers should contact Squatty Potty for instructions on returning the hat portion of the stool, free of cost, for a $10 refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Squatty Potty has received two reports of children falling from the toilet step stool, resulting in one child hitting her chin on the toilet and biting the inside of her mouth causing her to bleed. Another child fell and hit his head on a wall.
- Sold at
- Online at squattypotty.com and Amazon.com from September 2017 through November 2017 for about $50
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled children's toilet step stools?
Consumers should immediately stop using the children's toilet step stools until they remove the hat. Consumers should contact Squatty Potty for instructions on returning the hat portion of the stool, free of cost, for a $10 refund.
What is the hazard?
The top removable step (hat) on the recalled children's toilet step stools can detach while a child is standing on it, posing injury and fall hazards.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.