Furniture Recalls
This is a list of furniture recalls. These recalls are listed with the most recent first.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Stanley Furniture Company Inc., of Stanleytown, Va., is voluntarily recalling about 1,200 2nd Nature Built to Grow Cribs. The cribs could fail to meet a federal safety standard for crib dimensions. When the mattress support is in the middle setting, the space between the mattress and the crib could be too wide, posing an entrapment hazard to infants.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Munire Furniture Inc., of Piscataway, N.J., is voluntarily recalling about 24,000 Majestic Curved Top and Flat Top Cribs, Essex Cribs, Brighton/Sussex Cribs and Captiva Cribs. The cribs fail to meet the federal safety standards for cribs. The four support brackets on the mattress support spring are too long. The brackets prevent the spring from lowering to the full 26 inch minimum height in its lowest position, allowing children inside to crawl over the railing, posing a fall hazard.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously (2-0) to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on a new mandatory standard to address residential upholstered furniture fires. The goal of the proposed standard is to prevent ignition or slow the spread and intensity of upholstered furniture fires. These fires cost the U.S. about $1.6 billion each year. CPSC staff estimates the proposed standard, once fully effective, would prevent an estimated 100 deaths and 130 injuries every year.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hooker Furniture Corporation, of Martinsville, Va., is voluntarily recalling about 1,300 Bunk Beds. The bunk beds have gaps between parts of the upper bunk that could allow a child’s body to pass through but not a child’s head. This poses an entrapment or strangulation hazard to children and exceeds the space allowed by the federal bunk bed safety standard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Berkline Benchcraft LLC, of Morristown, Tenn., is voluntarily recalling about 1,700 Berkline Heated Massage Recliners. The control device that adjusts the heat and massage settings can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Land of Nod®, of Northbrook, Ill., is voluntarily recalling 2,000 Antique White Furniture from the Cottage Collection. Some of the recalled furniture contains paint with high levels of lead. The lead level exceeds that allowed by the federal ban on lead-containing paint which is designed to protect children who might ingest paint chips or peelings. Lead paint is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hold Everything, of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 3,200 pieces of children's furniture in the Homeroom Bedroom Collection. The small cam lock covers can be easily removed, presenting a choking hazard to young children.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Design Ideas Ltd., of Springfield, Ill. is voluntarily recalling about 1,100 Lily Chair and Lily Ottoman Bean Bag Sets. The chair and ottoman do not have locking zippers or warning labels. CPSC is aware of children who have died from suffocation when they unzipped, inhaled and ingested small pellets in similar bean bag furniture.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Comtrad, Division of Waljon Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is voluntarily recalling about 22,600 40 Watt Incandescent Mini Spot-light Bulbs. Some of the bulbs have imploded or broken apart within the first several minutes after they are first illuminated. Broken glass particles pose a laceration hazard to consumers.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Meco Corp., of Greeneville, Tenn. is voluntarily recalling about 3,800 Kid's Essentials Five-Piece Folding Furniture Sets. The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., of Arcadia, Wisc., is voluntarily recalling 22,476 Ashley "Trails End," "Cottage Retreat," and "Stages" bunk beds. There are gaps between parts of the bunk bed that violate federal safety standards and can be entrapment or strangulation hazards to children.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Stanley Furniture Company Inc., Stanleytown, Va., is voluntarily recalling 318 Isabella model cribs. An incorrect screw (used to attach the movable gate) was provided for the assembly of some of these cribs. The crib cannot be assembled using this screw. However, if consumers have substituted their own screw, it may not properly hold the movable gate in place. The result is a potential risk that a child could fall from the crib or become entrapped between the gate and the mattress.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Palliser Furniture Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, are voluntarily recalling "Poof" Chairs and Table Sets. A metal rod can protrude through the fabric and its sharp edges could cause scratches or cuts.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Merit Furniture Distributors, Inc., Brooklyn, NY is voluntarily recalling Merit Bunk Beds. The bunk beds have openings between the guardrails and in the end structures that are too large. A child's body could slide between the openings and could become trapped by the head, posing a serious strangulation hazard.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously to expand its regulatory proceeding to develop a possible federal standard for upholstered furniture flammability performance. The action would address the risk of residential fires ignited by cigarettes and/or by small open flame sources (such as candles, lighters, and matches).
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lane Furniture Industries Inc., of Tupelo, Miss., is voluntarily recalling about 620,000 high-leg recliner chairs. A mechanism in the footrest can create a pinch point that can cause injury if consumers open or recline the chair by reaching underneath the footrest.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Baby's Dream Furniture Inc., of Buena Vista, Ga., is voluntarily recalling about 4,600 wooden convertible cribs manufactured from January to August 2001 to repair hinges on the drop gate. The three hinges along the fold-down drop gate can crack or break and allow babies to have their fingers pinched. Baby's Dream has received 38 reports of broken or cracked hinges, but there have been no injuries reported.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Palliser Furniture Ltd., of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 4,500 toy boxes. The toy box's lid can fall suddenly, posing entrapment and strangulation hazards to young children. In addition, spaces at the end of the hinge on the lid can cause pinched, crushed and lacerated fingers.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), XL Machine Ltd., of Eden Prairie, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 10,000 sets of dollhouse bathroom furniture. The yellow paint on the furniture contains lead, which can present a risk of lead poisoning to young children.
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Neiman Marcus, of Chesnut Hill, Mass., is voluntarily recalling approximately 49 furniture items. The recall involves: twin plantation bed headboards, queen plantation bed headboards, plantation nightstands and antique tin mirrors. The furniture was sold through Neiman Marcus and Horchow catalogues from May 1998 through May 2001.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Tropitone Furniture Co. Inc., of Irvine, Calif., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $750,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Consumer Product Safety Act by failing to report to CPSC in a timely manner defects associated with six models of its chaise lounge chairs. Tropitone reported to CPSC nearly 9 years after it first became aware of injuries from the chairs. The penalty also settles allegations that Tropitone violated the Act when it failed to timely report settlements of 30 lawsuits alleging injury to consumers from the chairs.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Baby's Dream Furniture Inc., of Buena Vista, Ga., agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty. The penalty resolves charges that the company violated the Consumer Product Safety Act by failing to timely report defects with its "Generation" oak model cribs.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Sherwin-Williams Co., of Cleveland, Ohio and Brockway Standard Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., are voluntarily recalling about 3,000 cans of Formby's Conditioning Furniture Refinisher. The product and its vapors can seep or leak from the nozzle base at the top of the can, posing a risk of fire and chemical injuries.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), PJ Toys, of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 8,300 units of a variety of children's furniture, sold at Target stores. Some of the paint on this furniture contains lead, which is toxic if ingested by children. High levels of lead in paint violate the Consumer Product Safety Act.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lexington Furniture Industries of Lexington, N.C., is recalling about 58,000 wooden bunk beds. If the top bunk bed is mis-assembled, there could be a space between the end of the mattress and the end of the bed on the top bunk. This space could be large enough for a child's body to fall through, but small enough to entrap a child's head.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Baby's Dream Furniture Inc. of Buena Vista, Ga., is recalling about 13,000 Generation oak cribs for repair. The cribs have a drop gate (a rail that folds down) on the front of the crib, rather than a rail that slides up and down. A baby's fingers can be trapped in the folding drop gate and injured.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Lane Company of Altavista, Va., is announcing a voluntary program to replace the locks on cedar chests manufactured prior to 1987. The Lane Company manufactured approximately 12 million cedar chests from 1912 to 1987 that latch automatically when the lid is closed. Young children playing in the chest can become trapped inside and suffocate.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Thayer Coggin Inc. of High Point, N.C., is recalling approximately 1,100 chairs, recliners, couches, and settees. The furniture may break and injure consumers if it collapses.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Astro-Lounger Furniture Manufacturing Company Inc., of Houkla, Miss., is recalling approximately 1,000 recliner chairs. The space between the chair's seat and foot rest, measuring 6.75 inches, does not meet voluntary industry standards. The space is large enough to entrap a child's head and strangle the child.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is announcing a recall program to retrofit approximately 5,000 wooden bunk beds manufactured and distributed by Catalina Furniture Company Inc. of Fullerton, Calif. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk, which may present an entrapment hazard to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap the child's head. The program affects Catalina Model No. 3892 bunk beds manufactured prior to January 1, 1995.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Okla Homer Smith Furniture Manufacturing Company of Fort Smith, Ark., is recalling and replacing drop side rails that have missing or loose slats on certain models of its cribs. A child's head can get caught in the loose or missing slats, presenting an entrapment hazard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), El Rancho Furniture of Lutts, Tenn., now owned by Seffi Industries Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., is recalling approximately 10,000-14,000 wooden bunk beds after a two-year-old child died in Lake Worth, Fla., when his head got caught between the mattress and the guardrail of the bed. The space between the mattress frame and guard rail was large enough for the child's body to pass through but small enough to catch the child's head.
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Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted (2-1) to direct staff to prepare an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) dealing with upholstered furniture fires caused by small open flames from sources such as matches and cigarette lighters. An ANPR is the first step in agency rulemaking.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Devan Designs, Inc. of Marion, NC is providing a free modification kit for certain pieces of furniture in its "Rainbow," "Color Plus," and "Perimeter" Collections, marketed under the brand name Lexington Furniture Industries. The drawers of this furniture are equipped with easy gliding rollers which offer minimal resistance when opening. If several drawers of these pieces are opened to their full extension, the furniture can tilt forward, possibly causing serious injury or death.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), JA-RU, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida has announced a replacement program for its "Play to Learn" furniture set Model No. 1411. Three components of the set violate CPSC's small parts regulation.
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In conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Maxton Industries/Cox Furniture, Inc. of Maxton, N.C., today announced a voluntary recall of the firm's wooden, convertible ladder/chair. The ladder/chair was sold by three catalog companies; Swiss Colony, J.C. Penney and Spiegel.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, United Furniture Manufacturing, Inc., is providing consumers a free safety modification kit for their bunk beds. On United bunk beds sold without cross wires, the mattress and foundation may collapse causing injury or death to a bed occupant or to a child playing under a bed.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Puck Children's Furniture, Inc., Miami, Florida, is voluntarily repairing its Omar Crib to eliminate a head and neck entrap- ment hazard which could result in suffocation, and a foot entrapment hazard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, American Toy & Furniture Company, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, and Sears, Roebuck and Co., today announced a voluntary repair program of 30,000 children's play gyms sold from 1976 through July, 1980.
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