Ikea has withdrawn its Leopard highchair from the international market, one of the most modern high chairs aesthetically speaking that exist, by the risk of injury and suffocation.
The high chair is composed of a structure and a chair that are joined by a gear that, apparently, can break or be released causing the child to fall.
If released, the gear pieces are of a size such that the risk of suffocation, if the baby puts them in the mouth, is evident. Ikea has received eleven reports from customers with incidents about the gear. In some cases it was broken and in others it was loose.
In one of the cases the seat broke and the child fell through the structure causing leg injuries.
Another boy was found with one of the gear pieces in his mouth. Luckily the parents took out the piece before anything happened.
This highchair was on sale in Spain since October of last year and on January 5, 2010 it was included in the alert network of dangerous non-food products, coordinated by the National Consumer Institute (INC).
The company is informing consumers that they have acquired it, through posters, on the website and press releases, that they can return the high chair in their establishments.
