Safety regulator, Meco Corp. Announce Recall of Red Chairs from Children's Furniture Sets
Recall 04202 · Aug 19, 2004 · Meco Corp.
3,800
units affected
3,800
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04202
- Date
- Aug 19, 2004
- Company
- Meco Corp.
- Units affected
- 3,800
- Product
- Kid's Essentials Five-Piece Folding Furniture Set
- Product type
- Chairs, Stools & Benches
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
The recalled product is a red folding chair with a metal frame and vinyl padded seat back and base. The chair was sold as a part of a five-piece juvenile table furniture set with a green table, blue chair, yellow chair, green chair, and red chair. Only the red chairs with model numbers 11-88-3E1 and 11-88S3E1 and date codes H3, B4, D4 or E4 printed underneath the seat bottom are included in the recall. "Meco" or "Samsonite" brand names are also printed on the seat label.
What can happen
The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should stop using this red chair immediately and contact the firm for instructions on returning the red chair and receiving a free replacement chair.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Furniture and wholesale club stores nationwide, from July 2003 through June 2004, for between $25 and $40.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled kid's essentials five-piece folding furniture set?
Consumers should stop using this red chair immediately and contact the firm for instructions on returning the red chair and receiving a free replacement chair.
What is the hazard?
The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.