June 4, 2002Furniture
CPSC, Luxo Corp. Announce Recall of Portable Fluorescent Lamps
Hazard: The ballast (the electrical part located in the arm of the lamp) in these lamps can overheat, short-circuit, and melt the insulating cover of the ballast, causing the lamp to fail and posing a skin burn hazard to consumers.
December 18, 2001Furniture
CPSC, Sandberg Manufacturer Co. Announce Recall of Children's Dressers
Hazard: The dresser can tip over during use, posing a serious injury hazard to consumers.
July 5, 2001Furniture
CPSC, Neiman Marcus Announce Recall of Plantation Furniture, Antique Mirror
Hazard: The furniture could be painted with lead-containing paint. Ingestion of lead from deteriorating paint is a major source of lead poisoning for children 6 years old and under.
November 21, 2000Furniture
Desk Fans Recalled by Morton Paper Co.
Hazard: The fans could overheat during use, and do not have sufficient guards to prevent possible finger entrapment. These fans present electrocution, shock, fire, and finger amputation hazards.
November 16, 2000Furniture
Electric Fans Recalled by Agis Enterprises Co.
Hazard: The fans could overheat during use, present an electrocution hazard and do not have sufficient guards to prevent fingers from contacting the fan blades, posing the risk of finger amputations.
April 3, 2000Furniture
CPSC, The Standard Mattress Co. Announce Futon Recall
Hazard: Some of these futons may fail cigarette ignition resistance tests, in violation of the federal Flammable Fabrics Act, because the boric acid flame retardant inside the futons may not have been evenly disbursed. This could result in burn injuries, should one of these futons catch fire.
January 18, 2000Furniture
CPSC, Sauder Woodworking Announce Recall of Computer Armoires
Hazard: The upper doors or upper door components can fall off, causing injury to nearby consumers.