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Squatty Potty Recalls Children's Toilet Step Stools Due to Injury and Fall Hazards

Recalled December 19, 2017 · CPSC recall 18066 · Squatty Potty

Recalled SquattyPottymus toilet step stoolThe hat on the recalled SquattyPottymus toilet step stool can detach while a child is standing on it.Recalled SquattyPottymus without the removable step (hat)
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.
Remedy
Refund
Units
About 2,400
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.

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.

What to do

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.

Product
Children's toilet step stools
Manufacturer(s)
Manu Changzhou Future International Business Mafacturer, from China
Imported by
Squatty Potty, LLC, of St. George, Utah
Distributed by
Squatty Potty, LLC, of St. George, Utah. · Amazon, of Seattle, Wash
Retailers
Online at squattypotty.com and Amazon.com from September 2017 through November 2017 for about $50
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →