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By Jeff Plunge
Hiking 18 (Bloomberg) - Graco Children's Products Inc., part of Newell Rubbermaid Inc., recalled 1.2 million high chairs, because screws can loosen up, causing the product to the point, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The tear in harmony high chairs can give rise to a child falling.Atlanta-based Graco acted after receiving 464 reports of screws loosening or falling out, causing at least 24 injuries, mostly bumps and bruises in the first place and a hairline fracture of the arm, the Commission said in a statement today ' hui.
The withdrawal covers Harmony chairs made from November 2003 to December 2009, the statement said. Although the chairs are no longer in production, Graco said it has reviewed and improved its internal review process design output as a result of failures Harmony.
"We worked closely with CPSC to mark and provide an appropriate fix," said Graco in a statement. "We are bold that we found a solution which will improve the performance of this chair.
Source: BusinessWeek