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CPSC: HARPPA Recalls 47,166 Nordi Toddler Tower Stools Over Fall and Entrapment Risk

The July 30, 2026 recall notice cites three reports of stools collapsing or tipping over and two injuries; a free repair kit is offered.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:26 a.m. ET
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published a recall notice on July 30, 2026 covering Nordi Foldable Toddler Tower Stools made by . The notice, recall number , covers units. According to the recall notice, The notice states that The recall record describes the stools as white, black and blue with natural wood color on the stool's step, platform and safety bars, measuring about 18 inches deep, 18 inches wide and 38.6 inches tall. "MODEL No.: HANS0002" is printed on a label on the underside of the stool's platform. Background research on the product category describes items of this kind — also called learning towers, kitchen helpers or children's standing towers — as tall, free-standing wooden furniture with a step and a raised standing platform enclosed by safety bars, so a small child can stand at adult counter or sink height instead of on a chair. They fold flat for storage and are bought directly by parents and caregivers, typically flat-packed and sold online and through general merchandise and juvenile-products channels. Standards bodies treat them as children's chair and stool products, covered by ASTM F2613, and ASTM International lists a dedicated consumer safety specification for standing towers as under development. That description covers what the product is and says nothing about this recall. The notice tells consumers to stop using the recalled stools immediately and store them away from children, and to contact HARPPA for a free repair kit, including shipping. The kit consists of protective nets, stabilizing feet and installation instructions. The agency's own recall database records no other enforcement action by this firm. That fact says nothing about fault in this action.

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  1. Version 57 Aug 2026, 13:26current

    Removed the ASTM subcommittee designation "F15.59" — the source of the unsupported "59" — and rephrased the sentence to say only that ASTM International lists a standing-tower specification as under development, which the standards sources support. Split the product-description paragraph so the CPSC-sourced physical description and model code stand separately from the outside background material. Restored the hazard wording to the notice's exact phrasing ("due to tip over, fall and entrapment hazards") and the record's exact description language. All figures and codes from the fact set — 47,166, 26651, HANS0002, 18 inches, 38.6 inches, July 30, 2026 — are printed unchanged.

  2. Version 47 Aug 2026, 04:41

    Removed the unsourced reference to a mandatory federal standard and ASTM F2613, and replaced the product-category description with the sourced background attributed to the parenting-media article.

  3. Version 37 Aug 2026, 00:22

    Removed unsupported details on country of manufacture, retailers, price and outlet citations; added the federal folding chair and stool standard from CPSC rulemaking records.

  4. Version 26 Aug 2026, 19:38

    Added sourced background on what a toddler tower is, where and for how much these were sold, and country of manufacture.

  5. Version 16 Aug 2026, 14:42

    First published.

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