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CPSC, Meco Corp. Announce Recall of Red Chairs from Children's Furniture Sets

Recalled August 19, 2004 · CPSC recall 04202 · Meco

Recalled Kid's Essentials Five-Piece Folding Furniture SetRecalled folding chair showing location of model numbers and date codes
Hazard
The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children.
Remedy
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.
Units
About 3,800
Incidents / injuries
None reported.

Description

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 to do

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.

Contact

Call Meco at (800) 251-7558 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit Meco's website at www.meco.net

Product
Kid's Essentials Five-Piece Folding Furniture Set
Manufacturer(s)
Meco Corp., of Greeneville, Tenn.
Retailers
Furniture and wholesale club stores nationwide, from July 2003 through June 2004, for between $25 and $40.
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →