Phil & Ted attached highchair

7 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 4, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.

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7reports to CPSC
Aug 4, 2022the latest report was made
May 10, 2011the earliest
5with the company’s comments

Brand: Phil & Ted
Maker: phil&teds USA Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Attached highchairCPSC’s product type: Attached Highchair (code 1556), in Baby: Nursery Equipment & Supplies

Other ways the reports write the brand (4)

“Phil & Ted’s”, “Phil & Teds”, “Phil&Teds lobster” and “phil and ted”

By month

1 report from September 2021 to August 2022; the most in August 2022, 1. 6 earlier reports, since May 2011, are in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
August 2022	1
March 2020	1
March 2013	1
May 2011	4

How badly anyone was hurt

Hurt, no treatment 2 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
No one hurt 5 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

No one hurt
Made Aug 4, 2022, sent to the company Aug 8, 2022, published by CPSC Aug 22, 2022

The product, in the report: phil&teds Lobster Clip-On Highchair in the color black Here is the manufacturer’s website as well as the Amazon reference: https://us.philandteds.com/products/lobster-portable-high-chair-v1 phil&teds Lobster Clip-On Highchair, Black – Award Winning Portable High Chair – Includes Carry Bag and Dishwasher Safe Tray – Hygienic and Easy Clean – Safe and Secure – Ideal For Home and Travel https://a.co/d/1ygHYC8

What happened that made you want to report?
We narrowly escaped significant injury when my 12-month old daughter managed to climb out of her lobster high chair (the type that attaches to a table top) and onto our counter height kitchen table. Had I not been mere feet away grabbing something from the fridge when I noticed her nearly entirely on the kitchen table, she could have been significantly injured. I emailed the company and included pictures of the incident and my daughter in the high chair to see if they could help advise on the situation, but have not heard back in a couple of days. I mentioned the incident to a friend tonight and she responded that the exact same thing happened to them and she felt it was so risky and they discontinued using the product. With this apparently being a common issue, I think this warrants a closer inspection of the safety features of this product.
What type of product(s) were being used?
A Phil&Teds lobster highchair attached to a kitchen table. It was attached to a sturdy table top of a counter height kitchen table per the instructions that came with the product.
Who was using the product(s)?
My 12-month old daughter who currently weighs 17lbs and 5oz.
How were the product(s) being used?
According to the manual as best as I can tell. My daughter was in the high chair with the shoulder straps tightened to the best of my abilities. There is no chest clip and the shoulder straps are loosely attached to horizontal straps at the bottom. This means the lower attachment can freely slide some inches back and forth, making it impossible to tighten them enough to have a determined baby unable to wiggle their arms out of the shoulder straps. Since there is no hip strap either, this leaves the infant entirely unsecured in the seat. At the time of the incident, I had gotten up from the kitchen table to grab something from the fridge. Our fridge is only about 6 feet from the kitchen table. I grabbed a cupcake from the refrigerator shelf and placed it onto the kitchen table out of my daughter’s reach. I went back to the fridge to retrieve a second cupcake, which I’m estimating took me maybe 15seconds total. In this timeframe my daughter managed to twist her body sideways far enough to slip both arms out of the shoulder straps and pull her left leg through the leg hole onto the seat portion of the high chair. From there, she pulled herself forward with her arms on the table top and used her left leg pushing off of the seat to pull her right leg out of the second leg hole. By the time I realized what was going on and managed to close the 6 foot gap from the fridge to the table she had her first knee on the kitchen table and was starting to crawl towards the cupcake.
Were there any injuries that happened or may have happened while using the product?
The only thing that prevented a potentially catastrophic injury due to falling off of our counter height kitchen table was me being mere feet away and sprinting back to the table to grab her. Since falls are a leading cause of emergency room visits in infants and toddlers, I believe this had a significant injury risk.
How did any injuries occur? They were narrowly avoided.
Additional information I searched the manufacturers website when trying to look into whether I failed to properly use the safety straps on the high chair (there is nothing like a chest clip that secures the shoulder straps and prevents the child from merely pulling their arm free). That’s when I came across the description of a “5-point safety harness” on the website. I’m really not sure I would describe the straps as a 5-point harness system, since there is no chest or crotch buckle that actually secures the shoulder straps to prevent the infant from merely sliding them off their shoulders. The hip tightening strap loops through the piece on the front that creates the leg openings. This means it does not actually tighten around the infant. The shoulder straps further cannot be securely tightened since the bottom connection loosely ties onto a horizontal strap. This means it can slide back and forth at minimum a few inches, which prevents them from being tightened to where an infant would be unable to merely slip them off.

Model
Lobster
Serial number
7652-03, 08T-03020818
Bought from
Health Check Systems via Amazon registry
Bought
Mar 24, 2021
Where
Phoenix, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 1, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Phil&Teds lobster, made or sold by phil&teds USA Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20220804-C3739-2147354605. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Mar 9, 2020, sent to the company Sep 3, 2020, published by CPSC Sep 18, 2020

The product, in the report: Phil & Teds High Chair Model Poppy

The consumer indicates that her daughter’s high chair’s tray shaves off particles that she does not know if they are plastic or fiberglass but she states that they look like the latter. The consumer checked the Instructions Manual but could not find out what the tray is made of however it takes her about twenty to thirty minutes to pluck off since running water does not remove all of them.
The consumer contacted the Manufacturer and explained the situation; the representative she spoke to shipped her a replacement unit of the same Model Number with Serial Number: 0719-0088. This replacement unit also has the same defect as the original one.
The consumer states that her daughter used the original unit four times for about one hour each day whereas the replacement unit has not been used as the consumer noticed that the tray also shaves off the same particles.
The consumer plans on keeping both high chairs for at least the next thirty days in case an investigation ensues.

Model
Poppy
Serial number
0419-0164
Bought from
Albee Baby
Bought
Feb 22, 2020
Where
Michie, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Female
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
Brand Phil & Teds, made or sold by phil&teds USA Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20200309-001C4-1962867. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Mar 25, 2013, sent to the company Apr 2, 2013, published by CPSC Apr 23, 2013

The product, in the report: Clip on high chair

The Lobster was secured to a ‘pedestal’ table with four legs coming off of it, commonly found at a restaurant. My son was able to swing his legs hard enough to make the table tip over with him attached. Luckily the angle the table fell, he was sideways and elevated off the floor, so he didn’t get hurt. He could have very easily bumped his head on either the floor or surrounding furniture. This type of table is not listed in the ‘do not attach’ pictures.

Model
Lobster
Where
Cary, North Carolina: Other
Who was involved
Age 1, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Phil & Ted’s, made or sold by phil&teds USA Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(4/11/2013) phil&teds USA Inc.: Phil & Teds takes product safety and safe use seriously. We take the utmost care in designing products to meet or exceed safety standards all over the world. If the chair is securely attached to an appropriate table and/or table surface, the chair functions as intended. We do encourage safe use of products and always recommend that consumers fully familiarize themselves before use with all product instructions and warnings and keep them for future reference. Our Lobster instruction manual does contain specific warnings not to use on any form of single pedestal table in both diagram and written text. It also contains a warning to check the stability of table before and after seating a child to ensure the table will not tip when a chair is attached to the table. Instructions are included with all product and also located online at: http://philandteds.com/us/Products/Feed/Lobster#Instructions (picture also attached). We want to promote and ensure correct and safe product use and encourage consumers to contact the company. This particular consumer did not respond to requests to contact us for more information.

CPSC report 20130325-3A2C7-2147457561. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Hurt, no treatment
Made May 26, 2011, published by CPSC Jun 17, 2011

The product, in the report: Phil & Ted Me Too Clip On Chair

Phil & Ted’s Me Too travel high chair
Our portable high chair is used exclusively as a high chair at every meal for my child, as a disclaimer, if that factors into the reliability of the high chair.
On or about April 7th, my high chair slipped of the edge of my dining room table. only one side of the clamp released from the table despite routine checks of the clamps. My child swung downwards towards the ground, suffering only a bruised forearm. We rotate the Me Too with a lobster as each item becomes dirty from the child’s eating habits so it is only on the table for an average of two to three weeks at a time.
I did not think to report the incident until I noticed the CPSC recall/stop use advisory was released.

Model
Me Too Clip On Chair
Where
Atwood, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 0, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Phil & Ted, made or sold by phil&teds USA Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(6/16/2011) phil&teds USA Inc.: If the chair is undamaged the Metoo chair functions as intended. Having now spoken with the consumer, in this particular instance, the small rubber grips used to help secure the chair and grip the table were missing from one side. We advise that people do not use broken or damaged product.

CPSC report 20110526-4D997-2147478813. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made May 23, 2011, published by CPSC Jun 14, 2011

The product, in the report: metoo portable high chair - red

Use of MeToo portable high chair. My husband clamped it to the kitchen bar - leaned on it to make sure it was sturdy to put our daughter in it -- she was in it for about 5 minutes before it gave way. No indication that it was giving way (leaning, slipping, etc) - just a sudden drop practically straight down. THANKFULLY no injury to my little girl (9 months), but traumatized her for a bit and definitely traumatized me (her mother). We will definitely not use again, even if there is a repair kit.

Model
metoo portable high chair
Bought
Dec 25, 2007, about then
Where
Hampton, New Hampshire: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 0, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand phil and ted, made or sold by phil&teds USA Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(6/10/2011) phil&teds USA Inc.: phil&teds is very interested in speaking with consumers who post reports of alleged incidents involving phil&teds products. We want to promote and ensure correct and safe product use and encourage consumers to contact the company via the customer care toll free number or email address on www.philandteds.com in the ‘support’ area. If an undamaged metoo chair is securely attached per the instructions (appropriate table, and with the clamps fully tightened) the metoo chair functions as intended.

CPSC report 20110523-8941C-2147478924. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Hurt, no treatment
Made May 22, 2011, published by CPSC Jun 14, 2011

The product, in the report: Phil & Ted’s metoo chair. It is a portable high chair that attatches directly to a table.

Have purchased Phil and Ted’s [metoo] attatched high chair to use when our grandson visits. Purchase date 08/26/10. At age 8 months he was in the chair when it detached from the table and he fell to the hard kitchen floor hitting his head. We just assumed we had done something incorrect. I went out and bought a regular highchair after that as I had no confidence in the chair. We have only used the chair about 3 times.

Model
Phil & Ted’s metoo chair
Bought from
Buy, Buy Baby, Alabama
Bought
Aug 26, 2010
Where
Leeds, Alabama: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 0, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Other Relative
As this report names them
Brand Phil & Ted’s, made or sold by phil&teds USA Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(6/10/2011) phil&teds USA Inc.: If the chair is securely attached to an appropriate table and with the clamps fully tightened, the metoo chair functions as intended. Having now spoken with the consumer, in this particular instance, the chair was attached to an inappropriate table surface. The table had a large lip on it which the consumer has attempted to partially avoid by placing the chair in near the corner of the table. While this position allowed one clamp to be securely attached, the second one was obstructed by the table lip and was not fully attached. It was this clamp which came free from the table surface. We do encourage safe use of products and always recommend that consumers fully familiarize themselves with all product instructions and warnings.

CPSC report 20110522-5C1A4-2147478943. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made May 10, 2011, published by CPSC Jun 2, 2011

The product, in the report: Phil & Ted Metoo counter seat

I was prompted to write because I watched your video about the Phil & Ted’s Metoo recall. I never reported this incident because I figured it was “user error” - I assumed I had not tightened the clamps tight enough. About 2.5 years ago, my little boy, about age 1 and less than 20 pounds, kicked hard and one of the Metoo seat’s clamps came loose from the countertop. The other clamp held, thank goodness, and he was strapped in; I saw him disappear from the other side of the counter! It took just a few seconds for me to get to him, he was unharmed and hanging upside-down from the seat straps. I set him upright and got him out of the seat, at which point he started crying - he was shocked but still had all his fingers!

Model
Metoo
Bought from
Baby Bungalow, New Hampshire
Bought
Nov 15, 2008
Where
Concord, New Hampshire: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 1, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Phil & Ted, made or sold by phil&teds USA Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(5/25/2011) phil&teds USA Inc.: If a chair is securely attached per the instructions (appropriate table, and with the clamps fully tightened) the metoo chair functions as intended. phil&teds takes product safety seriously and is interested in knowing the facts of all alleged incidents. Our staff followed up with the consumer and in a phone conversation, was advised by the consumer that the incident was a result of an oversight on their part, forgetting to tighten one clamp or check the chair before use. The consumer further advised that they still use the chair daily and think it is a great and safe product. phil&teds strongly urges all consumers to read and follow the safety instructions and take notice of all written warnings on both the product and instruction manuals.

CPSC report 20110510-DFACE-2147479302. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

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Sources

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