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RecallMay 21, 2026· Feeding· Babies (0–1)

PandaEar Portable Hook-On Chairs

Official title: PandaEar Recalls Portable Hook-On Chairs Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs

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Recalled PandaEar Portable Hook-On Chair, Model BTC-51
Recalled PandaEar Portable Hook-On Chair, Model BTC-51 · Photo: CPSC
Recalled PandaEar Portable Hook-On Chair, Model C2102
Recalled PandaEar Portable Hook-On Chair, Model C2102 · Photo: CPSC

PandaEar portable hook-on chairs, which attach to a dining table to seat young children, were sold on Amazon.com. They violate the federal safety standard because the crotch restraint can be removed without a tool, letting infants fall through the opening, which poses a deadly fall hazard.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the recalled portable hook-on chairs immediately and contact PandaEar to receive a full refund.?Consumers will be asked to disassemble the product, cut the restraint straps and fabric seat, and email PandaEar at pandaear_recall@outlook.com photographs clearly showing the destroyed product and model label.

Contact: Email PandaEar at pandaear_recall@outlook.com.

How common was it?

ModerateAbout 9,700 sold at Amazon, 2022–2025

Thousands to tens of thousands sold. Worth a quick check.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled portable hook-on chairs violate the mandatory standard for portable hook-on chairs because the crotch restraints can be removed without the use of a tool and infants can fall through an opening, posing a deadly fall hazard.

Sold at

Online at Amazon.com from February 2022 through November 2025 for about $25.

Units

About 9,700

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

C2102, BTC-51

Brand

PandaEar

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled May 21, 2026. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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