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

Recall at a glance

What was recalled

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.

Is my product affected?

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• Children's toilet step stools · About 2,400 units

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Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: Online at squattypotty.com and Amazon.com from September 2017 through November 2017 for about $50; 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.

Injuries or incidents reported

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.

Consumer contact

Squatty Potty toll-free at 855-628-1099 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email at recall@squattypotty.com or online at www.squattypotty.com and hover over the “More” tab and then click “Press” for more information.

Recall history and context

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 294 recalls in the furniture and home category, 93 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

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