CPSC, Royal Seating Ltd. Announce Recall of Children’s Chairs

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Royal Seating Prima Chair

Units: About 46,000

Manufacturer: Royal Seating Ltd., of Cameron, Texas

Hazard: The seat portion of the chair can detach from the leg base possibly causing a child to fall to the floor.

Incidents/Injuries: Royal Seating Ltd. has received three reports of the chair’s legs separating from the seat. No injuries were reported.

Description: The Prima chair is a child’s molded plastic chair made up of two plastic parts: the chair’s seat and the base, which includes the chair legs. The Prima chair is sold in several seat heights – measuring between 8 and 13 inches from the top of the seat to the floor. The seat portion is 10.5 inches by 10 inches. The Prima chair comes in red, yellow, blue, green, teal, berry and purple with either black or same colored legs as the seat or navy seat with black legs. The model number does not appear on the chair. The Prima chair can be identified on the company’s web site under Early Learning, model number 7101.

Manufactured in: United States

Sold at: Furniture dealers and catalogs to schools and similar institutions between February 1, 2004 and November 20, 2004 for $29. This recall includes only chairs bought during this time period.

Remedy: Owners who have not already been directly contacted by Royal Seating should visit the firm’s Web site or call Royal Seating toll-free to receive information about having chairs tested and replaced if needed.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Royal Seating Ltd. toll-free at (800) 460-4916 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, fax your request to (254) 605-5544, or click here to access the rebate form.