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

U.S. CPSCChemicalAug 19, 2004
Recalled Kid's Essentials Five-Piece Folding Furniture Set
Recalled Kid's Essentials Five-Piece Folding Furniture Set
Recalled folding chair showing location of model numbers and date codes
Recalled folding chair showing location of model numbers and date codes

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

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.

Incidents & injuries

None reported.

Product 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.

Sold on

Furniture and wholesale club stores nationwide, from July 2003 through June 2004, for between $25 and $40.

Contact the company

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

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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