Ikea to recall reported 29 million chests of drawers after child deaths

Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016 22:49:47

Ikea has campaigned for its Malm chest of drawers to be secured to a wall. (Supplied)

Furniture giant Ikea says it is recalling its hugely popular Malm model of chest of drawers after six children were crushed to death when the chests tipped over.

"Today, IKEA US and IKEA Canada will launch a local recall of chests of drawers in North America only," a spokeswoman for the Ikea group, Kajsa Johansson, said.

US media reported that 29 million chests of drawers were being recalled. Ikea was to issue a statement later on Tuesday in the US and Canada.

Ms Johansson stressed that the drawers "meet all mandatory stability requirements on all markets where sold", and said the furniture was "safe when anchored to the wall" as instructed.

The Swedish group said six deaths had been reported in the past 13 years involving Ikea chests of drawers, all in the US, including three since 2014. None of the chests had been anchored to the wall.

In 2015, Ikea launched a campaign in the US and Canada to encourage owners of the Malm chests of drawers to anchor them to the wall.

AFP

AustraliaPlus

About Us
|
Terms of Use
|
RSS
|
Privacy Policy
|
Contact Us
|
Shanghai Call Center: 962288
|
Tip-off hotline: 52920043

沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
|
互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
|
网络视听许可证：0909346
|
广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
|
增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012

Ikea to recall reported 29 million chests of drawers after child deaths

Email this to your friend