Squatty Potty Children's Toilet Step Stools recall: Injury and Fall Hazards
Squatty Potty Recalls Children's Toilet Step Stools Due to Injury and Fall Hazards
Why was Squatty Potty Children's Toilet Step Stools recalled?
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.
What should I do if I have this product?
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. Contact: Squatty Potty toll-free at 855-628-1099 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email at [email protected] or online at www.squattypotty.com and hover over the “More” tab and then click “Press” for more information.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Children's toilet step stools
- Company
- Manu Changzhou Future International Business Mafacturer, from China, Squatty Potty, LLC, of St. George, Utah, Squatty Potty, LLC, of St. George, Utah., Amazon, of Seattle, Wash
- Quantity
- About 2,400
- Sold at
- Online at squattypotty.com and Amazon.com from September 2017 through November 2017 for about $50
- Recall date
- December 19, 2017
- Incidents / injuries
- 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.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
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.