Making sure your little one is safe at bathtime is a major concern for parents, which is why some may invest in a bath support seat. The product can be useful for parents of babies who are too young to sit up on their own. But just like any other baby gear item, bath support seats can be fallible. One that's sold in the US and Canada called the Tubeez Baby Bath Support Seat was recalled this week. Now, parents are taking note and certain precautions to protect their children. Here's what you need to know.
On Tuesday, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall on Tubeez Baby Bath Support Seats.
The product is a rigid plastic seat attached to a foam mat for use in the bathtub, according to news outlet WPTA.
The CPSC noted that, "The bath support seat fails to meet the federal safety standard including the requirements for stability. The bath seat can tip over or an infant can slip underneath the front support, posing a drowning hazard."
Only about 80 of them were sold in the US, but 5,109 were sold in Canada.
Concerned parents should look for the following details on their Tubeez seats.
The mat is either blue with the model code B9150Bl or gray with the model code B9150GY. Both mats feature multiple suction cups on the underside. The recalled seats have the date codes 1251-0916-enj-nacn or 1434-0617-enj-nacn printed on the underside of the mat.
The recalled mats were sold at Bealls outlets nationwide from October 2017 through March 2018 for about $40, notes WPTA.
If you have one of the affected seats, the CPSC advises that you stop using it immediately.
You can contact Abond Group for a full refund by calling 800-886-7947 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or online at www.abondcorp.com and click on Safety Alerts and Recalls at the bottom of the page for more information.