RECALL - Baby Bjorn Babysitter Balance

PLEASE NOTE:  ALL CURRENT INVENTORY AT POSH IS SAFE and NOT PART OF THE RECALL.  ALL AFFECTED MODELS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION AND BABYSWEDE LLC ANNOUNCE RECALL OF BABYBJÖRN^® BABYSITTER BALANCE

CLEVELAND, OH – July 28, 2009 — BabySwede LLC of Cleveland, Ohio, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is conducting a voluntary safety recall of the BABYBJÖRN^® Babysitter Balance and BABYBJÖRN^® Babysitter Balance Air, after small metal pieces were found in the padded section of the babysitter’s fabric seat. The recall to inspect the seat padding and attach an updated warning label covers 6,468 Babysitter Balances sold in the U.S.

While no incidents related to the pieces have been reported, BabySwede, the North American distributor, received notification from BabyBjörn AB, the manufacturer, that two consumers in Japan had found small metal pieces in the padded section of the babysitter’s fabric seat.  After further inspection by BabyBjörn AB of 15,000 babysitters, five more small metal pieces were found.  As a precaution, BabySwede is performing a voluntary recall of the product.  

The Babysitter Balance subject to this recall is model 0090 and is sold under the brand name “BABYBJÖRN^®.” It can be used for infants weighing between 8 pounds and 29 pounds and is sold in five colors: Black/Silver, Black/Red, Dark Blue/Blue, Brown/Beige and White Air.

The Babysitter Balance has been sold nationwide at independent juvenile retailers, mass retailers, Internet retailers, and catalogs from September 2008 through July 2009 at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $169.95 for the BABYBJÖRN^® Babysitter Balance and $189.95 for the BABYBJÖRN^® Babysitter Balance Air.

Consumers should stop using the Babysitter Balance and contact BabySwede LLC toll-free at (866) 424-0200 for instructions on returning the babysitter for inspection. Consumers may also visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.babyswede.com" www.babyswede.com or write to the company at 1157 Rockside Road, Cleveland, OH 44134. 

About the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC’s fax-on-demand service, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information via Internet gopher services at cpsc.gov or report product hazards to  HYPERLINK "mailto:info@cpsc.gov" info@cpsc.gov.