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Rio Brands Recalls High-Boy Beach Chairs


April 29, 2008    
Rio Brands is recalling about 800 of its "Rio Beach" High-Boy Folding Beach Chairs. The rear leg of the chair can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Rio Brands has received one report of an incident involving minor bruises.

This recall involves the Rio Beach High-Boy folding beach chairs with UPC and model numbers listed below. The chairs have aluminum tubing frames, striped or solid color fabric slings, and wood arms with an attached storage pouch with cell phone pocket. 'Rio Beach High-Boy,' the UPC number and the model number can be found on the hand tag and on a sticker on the rear leg.

UPC #MODEL #
SC640-7020-80958-26396-2
SC640-8120-80958-26465-5
SC640-8180-80958-26466-2
SC640-81820-80958-27165-3
SC641-084-BB0-80958-27015-1

The chairs were sold at retail stores nationwide from January 2008 through March 2008 for between $40 and $50. They were made in China.

Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and return them to the location where purchased for a full refund.

For additional information, call Rio Brands at (800) 866-8520 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.riobrands.com (PDF)

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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