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Friday, July 1

NBC10 Responds Answers Questions About IKEA Recall
Jul 1, 2016 | NBC 10 Philadelphia
By Harry Hairston
Ikea To Recall 27 Million Dressers After Latest Child Death
Jul 1, 2016 | The Olathe Edge
By Francis Delgado
Recall round up: jewelry, bottle warmer and dressers
Jul 1, 2016 | Philadelphia Inquirer
By Anna Nguyen
36 million IKEA dressers and chests recalled after six fatalities
Jul 1, 2016 | Inhabitat
By Lacy Cooke

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Ikea Will Recall 29 Million Dressers For Fatal Design Flaw
Jul 1, 2016 | Fredonia Leader
By Howard Terry
Recall Notice: Ikea dressers, bottle warmers, sunflower kernels
Jul 1, 2016 | Reuters
By Jessica Dye
Why IKEA not to recall chests and dressers which can result in death or injuries to children in China?
Jul 1, 2016 | en.gmw.cn
Ikea Will Recall 29 Million Dressers For Fatal Design Flaw
Jul 1, 2016 | Junior College
By Bill Blare
Recalled Ikea dressers open up conversations about product safety
Jul 1, 2016 | Pulse Headlines
What second-hand shoppers should know before buying
Jul 1, 2016 | Consumer Affairs
By Sarah Young
IKEA recall update, an Atlanta market preview and an editor 'On The Road'
Jul 1, 2016 | Furniture Today YouTube
Problem Solver: Updated product safety recalls
Jul 1, 2016 | My Panhandle
By Jerry Brown
In China, IKEA is still selling dangerous chests and dressers that have been recalled in North America
Jul 1, 2016 | Shanghaiist
By Amy Zang
Massive IKEA Dresser Recall Means Long Phone Queues, Illegal Resales Online
Jul 1, 2016 | Consumerist
By Kate Cox
Child's Death Prompts Recall of Ikea Dresser Sets
Jul 1, 2016 | FindLaw
By Ephrat Livni, Esq
Ireland not affected by IKEA dresser recall Ireland not affected by IKEA dresser recall
Jul 1, 2016 | Christian News Today
Here’s How to Know If You Qualify for a Refund From the IKEA Recall
Jul 1, 2016 | The Penny Hoarder
By Jamie Cattanach

Thursday, June 30

Recalled IKEA Dresser Fell on 5-Year-Old Bellmore Boy: Report
Jun 30, 2016 | Bellmore Patch
By Priscilla Korb
IKEA RECALL: 6 Children crushed to death by IKEA products, 29 million dressers and chests recalled
Jun 30, 2016 | Inquisitr
By Tara West
IKEA Issues Massive Recall After Six Children Die
Jun 30, 2016 | brandchannel
By Mark Miller
IKEA MALM RECALL
Jun 30, 2016 | Glitter and Bubbles
IKEA Recalls Furniture After 3 Tragic Toddler Deaths
Jun 30, 2016 | Texas Hill Country
IKEA recalls over 35 million MALM and other dressers and chests due to child fatalities
Jun 30, 2016 | Archinect
By Amelia Taylor-Hochberg
This Is How Much Money Ikea Probably Owes You, Thanks To This Lawsuit
Jun 30, 2016 | Elite Daily
By Joseph Milord
Ikea recalls 29 million dressers after 6 kids killed
Jun 30, 2016 | Voice Observer
By Jared Lewis
Consumers warned of online merchandise recalls
Jun 30, 2016 | Advantage News

Friday, July 1

NBC10 Responds Answers Questions About IKEA Recall

Jul 1, 2016 | NBC 10 Philadelphia

By Harry Hairston

Questions and complaints stemming from IKEA's massive recall are popping up across the country after the company recalled tens of millions of dressers and chests earlier this week. NBC10 Responds reporter Harry Hairston has advice on what consumers should do.
Follow link to watch video: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Ikea-Chest-and-Dresser-Recall-Follow-up_Philadelphia-385105841.html

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Ikea To Recall 27 Million Dressers After Latest Child Death

Jul 1, 2016 | The Olathe Edge

By Francis Delgado

Ikea, the world's largest furniture retailer, announced this week to recall 29 million dressers and chests, including 8 million from Ikea's Malm line and 21 million other dressers and chests, after three deaths in two years and numbers of injuries.
Ikea said the units under the recall are children's chests and drawers taller than 60cm and adult chests and dressers taller than 75cm. Ikea will now also offer full refunds or partial store credit depending on the manufacturing dates of the dresser or chests. In June 2014, a 23-month-old boy from Snohomish, Wash. died after he became trapped beneath a 3-drawer Malm chest that tipped over.
Ikea also faces a series of lawsuits.
Upon request, the company will send a crew to install the wall anchor for customers who don't want to do it themselves, the CPSC said.
Ikea is recalling 29 million dressers and chests after the death of six children.
CNN Money reported that Ikea would not confirm what customers would receive under the recall.
Customers in both countries can get full refunds, pick up wall-anchoring kits at nearby stores or have Ikea personnel come to attach wall anchors at no charge.
Labour's Corbyn meets backers ahead of likely leadership challenge
Former foreign minister Jack Straw said Labour faced an "apocalypse" if an election was held with Corbyn still in office. However, Corbyn's allies have told his critics to trigger a formal leadership contest if they want to challenge him.
According to CBS News, the deaths of six children have been connected to the Ikea Malm dresser.
"Every two weeks a child in the U.S.is killed in a tip-over related incident involving furniture or TVs", CPSC chairman Elliot Kayesaid in a statement Tuesday.
The ACCC's Product Safety Australia website says at least 14 children under nine years old have died in Australia between 2000 and 2015 in incidents where domestic furniture fell on them.
McCarthy says about 71 kids per day are taken to emergency rooms nationwide for home tip-over accidents. The facts are clear: far too many children are exposed to unsafe furniture that can easily tip over.
Ikea US president Lars Petersson said the units were sold with instructions saying that they had to be mounted to walls.
On Monday, Ikea issued a statement explaining that it was recalling the furniture "given the recent, tragic death" of a 2-year-old boy from Pennsylvania.

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Recall round up: jewelry, bottle warmer and dressers

Jul 1, 2016 | Philadelphia Inquirer

By Anna Nguyen

Here is a listing with links to more information about the latest recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission this past month.
LaRose Industries recalled two models, about 175,0000 kits, of Cra-Z-Jewelz Ultimate Gem Jewelry Machine because they violated of federal lead standards. No injuries have been reported.
Mayborn USA recalled about 255,000 Tommee Tippee Electric Bottle and Food Warmers because they pose a fire hazard. The company received six reports of bottle and food warmers overheating, melting, smoking and catching on fire; which resulted in $16,000 in property damage.
IKEA recalled recalled Patrull children's safety gates because the locking mechanism is unreliable and may result in injury to children. The company urged customers with any model of Patrull safety gate to immediately stop using them and return them to an Ikea store for a full refund without proof of purchase. The company has received reports that the gates have opened unexpectedly, causing children to fall down stairs, with medical attention needed in some cases.
IKEA also recalled 29 million MALM and other models of chests and dressers due to a serious tip-over hazard. They urge consumers to anchor chests and dressers or return for a refund. News coverage from the Inquirer on the recall here.

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36 million IKEA dressers and chests recalled after six fatalities

Jul 1, 2016 | Inhabitat

By Lacy Cooke

IKEA, favorite inexpensive furniture company of the masses, just issued some unsettling news. They are recalling nearly 36 million MALM dressers and chests after six fatalities. They are offering either refunds or repair kits so families can anchor their furniture to walls.
The recall includes six MALM models manufactured between 2002 and 2016. In 2014, a 2-year-old in Pennsylvania and a 23-month-old in Washington died after MALM chests fell on them. After IKEA’s repair program announcement in 2015, another 22-month-old in Minnesota perished when a MALM chest fell on him. None of those chests had been attached to walls. Between 1989 and 2007, IKEAreceived 41 reports of items that weren’t MALMs falling on people. Out of those 41 incidents, 19 children were hurt and three died.
The furniture giant maintains if secured to walls, the items shouldn’t harm people. IKEA spokesperson Kajsa Johansson said, “When attached to a wall the products are safe. We have had no other issues with that in any other country.”
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission provided a statement and demonstration showing how the products, if unanchored, can hurt young children. Chairman Elliott Kaye said, “It is simply too dangerous to have the recalled furniture in your home unanchored, especially if you have young children.” He also said furniture falling on children results in around one death “every two weeks.”
Those owning affected models can bring them back to IKEA, or, according to Kaye, IKEA will provide pickup service for consumer’s without transportation. Furniture owners can also ask for a repair kit to secure MALM pieces, as well and certain STOCKHOM, BUSUNGE, NORDLI, or STUVA products.

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Ikea Will Recall 29 Million Dressers For Fatal Design Flaw

Jul 1, 2016 | Fredonia Leader

By Howard Terry

"Consumers in Australia are already able to request tip over restraints and wall anchoring instructions for all IKEA chests and dressers as part of IKEA's "Secure it" campaign launched globally in July 2015", the ACCC said in a statement.
Following the deaths of at least six children between 1989 and this year, IKEA has issued a recall thatincludes 29 million of their chests and dressers .
According to the spokesman, there was one case in Singapore of a chest of drawers that tipped over partially more than 10 years ago.
It encompasses children's chests and dressers taller than 23.5 inches (60 centimetres) and adult chests and dressers taller than 29.5 inches (75 centimetres) - see the full list.
"Please immediately stop using any recalled chest or dresser that is not properly anchored to the wall and place in an area not accessible to children", the statement said. "It is simply too unsafe to have the recalled furniture in your home unanchored, especially if you have young children".
The recall is aimed at, but not limited to, 8 million MALM chests and dressers sold in the US.
The recalled units were sold at Ikea stores "at various times through June 2016", the company said.
"We would like to create a culture of attaching chests of drawers to the wall", Ikea's USA president Lars Petersson told Fast Company. All were manufactured between 2002 and June 2016. Customers can also ask Ikea for a refund.
Malm dressers, constructed of particleboard and fiberboard, have always been a fixture of starter homes and apartments.
"The fact that Ikea is yet to announce a recall here says a great deal about the inadequate product safety laws we have down under".
It will also send a free crew if customers do not want to install the anchor themselves.
The Swedish retailer is offering refunds or wall attachments to buyers of almost 36 million chest of drawers in the United States of America and Canada, after they were linked to the deaths. The spokesman further stated that IKEA Australia has spread awareness of the importance of anchoring furniture.

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Recall Notice: Ikea dressers, bottle warmers, sunflower kernels

Jul 1, 2016 | Reuters

By Jessica Dye

In June, Ikea launched a major recall of millions of dressers at risk of tipping over. Other noteworthy actions included recalls for SunOpta sunflower kernels and Tommee Tippee bottle warmers.
Here is a roundup of significant recalls from June:
To read the full story on Westlaw Practitioner Insights, click here: bit.ly/29dT3Yi

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Why IKEA not to recall chests and dressers which can result in death or injuries to children in China?

Jul 1, 2016 | en.gmw.cn

Following an additional child fatality, IKEA recalls 29 Million MALM and other models of chests and dressers due to serious tip-over Hazard; But It has no plan to recall the same kind of products in China.
Furniture IKEA has agreed to recall 29 million chests and dressers in the U.S. following a raft of injuries and three deaths caused by them tipping over. But it noted clearly the same kind of products will not be recalled in China.
The recall involves 8 million chests and dressers belonging to IKEA’s popular Malm line as well as 21 million other children’s and adult’s chests and dressers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In addition, 6.6 million units will also be recalled in Canada due to similiar reasons.
Since 1989, the tip-over accidents have caused six children's death and 36 injuries
However, The Paper.cn has learned from IKEA China it will not recall the same kind of chests and drawers sold in China
When making a response to the reason why IKEA will not take recall actions, IKEA China told The Paper.cn that "chests and dressers sold in China comply with the Part 4: Standard Cabinet Stability of test of mechanical properties of furniture of China's national standard (GB/T 10357.4-2013)."
On July 22, 2015, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and IKEA announced a repair program for the chests and dressers that included a free wall-anchoring repair kit for the MALM chests and dressers and other IKEA chests and dressers. Two tragic fatalities involving MALM chests and dressers occurred prior to the announcement of the repair program.
But None of the chests or dressers in the above-listed incidents had been anchored to the wall.
Accident simulation on the Internet.
Since this year, IKEA has recalled its products sold in China a couple of times, including LATTJO Bat cape due to risk of strangulation or injuries to the neck, three ceiling lights over fears that the glass shade could fall and more than 352,800 LOCK, HYBY and RINNA ceiling lights have been sold to consumers in the Chinese mainland since 2002 and PATRULL safety gates for risk of children falling down stairs.
In addition, IKEA has recalled CHOKLAD M RK 60% and CHOKLAD M RK 70% due to the presence of milk and hazelnuts is insufficiently declared.

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Ikea Will Recall 29 Million Dressers For Fatal Design Flaw

Jul 1, 2016 | Junior College

By Bill Blare

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says that at least six children, all of whom were 3 years old or younger, were killed when an Ikea chest or dresser fell on them. The CPSC said it has received 36 reports of children who were injured by the furniture.
The dressers have been known to fall over if they are not fastened to the wall, and the issue was already linked to the death of two toddlers that spurred Ikea to launch a fix program in July 2015.
Consumers with any of these recalled dressers should contact IKEA and they will receive either a refund or a free wall-anchoring fix kit.
The deaths from the IKEA chest tip-overs include a 2-year-old boy from Pennsylvania, a 23-month old-boy from Washington, and a 22-month-old boy from Minnesota. All were manufactured between 2002 and June 2016. Since then, the popular dresser has been linked to the deaths of two other small children. Two children died from toppled dressers in 2014, along with several injuries. "We would like to create a culture of attaching chests of drawers to the wall", Ikea's USA president Lars Petersson told Fast Company.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar joined state representatives and other senators to make sure the malm dresser from IKEA was recalled and with their efforts it now is.
Customers who can not secure the furniture to a wall are advised to bring the pieces back to any Ikea location for a refund.
"If you have or think you might have one of these products, please act immediately", said Elliot Kaye, Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman. Ikea is providing full refunds for dressers purchased after 2002, and partial store credit for older furniture.
"It is clear that there are still unsecured products in customers' homes", the statement says.
Ikea has sold approximately 147.4 million chests of drawers globally since 1998.
If not properly anchored to the wall, the furniture can tip over.
The company said that its Malm products will be discontinued because of the associated dangers, according to a statement from Ikea.

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Recalled Ikea dressers open up conversations about product safety

Jul 1, 2016 | Pulse Headlines

The multinational company Ikea, has recently recalled over 29 million dressers, due toproduct safety. According to the company, the product is too dangerous for families with kids under the age of 5 and have been responsible for several children’s deaths.
Around 100 models designed and sold by the Swedish company have been recalled, since they are easy to tip over and cause injuries to small children. The main recalled product is the MALM dresser one of Ikea’s top selling home products.

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What second-hand shoppers should know before buying

Jul 1, 2016 | Consumer Affairs

By Sarah Young

Yard sales and thrift stores are great places to snag a bargain. However, the thrill of getting a good deal can be quickly overshadowed by the realization that you’ve purchased a recalled item.
Recently, IKEA issued a massive recall of dressers and chests following the deaths of six toddlers. While these dressers are no longer sold in stores, they -- like so many other recalled items -- may still be found in other places.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has teamed up with Kids in Danger (KID), a nonprofit organization that aims to protect children by improving children’s product safety, to bring awareness to this fact.
Before buying a second-hand item online or elsewhere, Madigan urges consumers to check recalled products first. Online sellers on sites like Craigslist or eBay may not realize that their product has been recalled.Ensuring safety
“Consumers shopping for used products should know that recalled products may be sold online without warning,” Madigan said in a statement. Failure to check recalled products could mean ending up with an unsafe item in your home.
By checking recall information before purchasing a used item, Madigan says consumers can learn what repairs need to be made in order to make the item safe.
Important recall information is disseminated on Madigan’s Recall Hotline (1-888-414-7678) as well as at CPSC.gov.Preventing accidents
In addition to preempting a purchase by making sure the item hasn't been recalled, consumers -- especially those who are parents -- should take steps to prevent tip-over accidents in their homes.
Tip-over accidents, which can happen when furniture is not anchored to a wall, were at the center of IKEA’s recall of 29 million dressers. They have been responsible for an increasing number of deaths and injuries across the country.
Madigan and KID stress the importance of securing furniture and urge families to follow CPSC guidelines for anchoring furniture.
The CPSC’s guidelines for securing furniture are as follows:
Anchor furniture to the wall or floor
Place televisions on sturdy, low-base stands or furniture, or anchor the furniture and the television on its base, and push the television as far back to the wall as possible
Keep remote controls, toys, and other items of interest to children off of television stands or furniture
Keep television and cable cords out of reach
Ensure that freestanding kitchen ranges and stoves are installed with anti-tip brackets.

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IKEA recall update, an Atlanta market preview and an editor 'On The Road'

Jul 1, 2016 | Furniture Today YouTube

Follow link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1ar_GJINIs&feature=youtu.be

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Problem Solver: Updated product safety recalls

Jul 1, 2016 | My Panhandle

By Jerry Brown

News 13 brings you up to date on concerns over furniture now under recall due to child deaths. We have information on that and some other items on the safety alert list in this week's Problem Solver.
Here are some of the latest recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Following an additional child fatality, IKEA recalls 29 million Malm and other models of chests and dressers. The recalled MALM chests and dressers were manufactured and sold through June 2016 and include the 3-drawer, 4-drawer, 5-drawer and 6-drawer models. The recalled chests and dressers are unstable if they are not properly anchored to a wall, posing a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard. In addition to three deaths, IKEA received reports of 17 children injured due to the tip-overs. Contact IKEA for refund information at 866-856-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com/recallchestsanddressers orwww.ikea-usa.com.
Tommee Tippee Electric Bottle and Food Warmers are recalled by Mayborn USA. The warmers can overheat and catch fire. This recall involves Tommee Tippee® Closer to Nature® electric bottle and food warmers, sold separately or as an accessory with the complete starter kit or the all in one newborn set. The bottle and food warmer is white with a gray adjustable control dial located next to the on/off light. The firm has received six reports of bottle and food warmers overheating, melting, smoking and catching on fire; which resulted in $16,000 in property damage. Sold at many stores including: CVS, KOHL'S, Walmart, Ross Stores, and Target.
Consumer contact: Mayborn online at www.tommeetippee.us and click on the recall button at the bottom of home page or toll-free at 844-340-3420 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. et Monday through Saturday for more information.
Hewlett-Packard recalls batteries for hp and Compaq notebook computers. The battery packs can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. This recall involves lithium-ion batteries containing Panasonic cells that are used in hp notebook computers. The batteries are compatible with hp, Compaq, hp Probook, and other models. The black batteries measure about 8 inches long, 2 inches wide and about 1 inch high. The battery bar code is printed on the back of the battery. "hp notebook battery" and the model number are printed on the battery. The batteries included in this recall have the following barcodes: 6bzlu, 6cgfk, 6cgfq, 6czmb, 6dema, 6demh, 6dgal and 6ebva. hp has received seven reports of battery packs overheating, melting or charring, including four reports of property damage of about $4,000 total. Sold at: Best Buy, Wal-mart, and Staples and authorized dealers nationwide and online at www.hp.com. Consumer contact: hp toll-free at 888-202-4320 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ct Monday through Friday or online at the hp battery recall website directly at www.hp.com/go/batteryprogram2016.

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In China, IKEA is still selling dangerous chests and dressers that have been recalled in North America

Jul 1, 2016 | Shanghaiist

By Amy Zang

IKEA recalled around 19 million chests and dressers from its North American market after accidents linked them to 6 children’s deaths and 36 injuries. However, it continues to sell these products in China.
The hazardous pieces of furniture from the MALM line are prone to tipping over and pinning or trapping children, if not secured to a wall. All the cases of injuries occurred with unanchored chests and dressers.
The recalled chests and dressers do not comply with furniture safety standards in the US, but are fine under China’s standards. Many netizens commented that this might just mean that China’s standards are too low.
In China, IKEA launched a campaign urging customers to make sure that all of their chests of drawers and dressers are secured to the wall. Restraint kits can be obtained for free. If you suspect that you have a dangerous chest or dresser, you can check this list of recalled models in the US. The Consumer Product Safety Commission advises customers to “immediately stop using any recalled chest and dresser that is not properly anchored to the wall and place it into an area that children cannot access.”
IKEA has recalled ceiling lamps from its Chinese market before because they had a high risk of falling down.
Here's IKEA's strange video campaign. We're not sure if that laughing kid is a ghost.
Fortunately for IKEA, pictures of a pantyless woman posing around a Beijing IKEA seem to have distracted Chinese netizens by spawning a whole different kind of scandal.

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Massive IKEA Dresser Recall Means Long Phone Queues, Illegal Resales Online

Jul 1, 2016 | Consumerist

By Kate Cox

IKEA is finally offering a fairly consumer-friendly recall on furniture that has tragically killed six children in the last three decades. Unfortunately, the massive recall effort is not exactly going as planned to keep the dangerous dressers out of consumers’ homes.
There are two big problems going on with the recall right now. One is actually getting your recalled dresser handled: IKEA will happily come to your house, take away your old one, and give you the money to replace it… if you can actually reach anyone to talk to, that is.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, which has been following this story closely for many years, heard complaints from IKEA customers that getting through on the phone hotline was proving nigh impossible. To find out how bad it was, the Inquirer sat down and started dialing. Their results were dispiriting to say the least.
It took them 35 attempts to actually get through to a live human they could talk to. Calls were straight-up disconnected 27 times before making it into the queue. Another seven calls were disconnected in the queue. Just once did someone from IKEA actually answer… and that was after an hour and twenty minutes on hold.
Still, the phone queue problems will probably ease up naturally over time, when millions of customers aren’t all trying to call at the exact same time. A week from now, consumers should have an easier time calling than they do right now. But another problem is going to be much harder to stomp out, and is much more dangerous.
Now that you can’t grab the Malm furniture at your local IKEA, anyone who really wants a piece is taking to the big world of secondhand furniture, on sites like Craigslist or Facebook. And that’s a problem: reselling recalled items is illegal, even for individuals.
The Chicago Tribune had a look online in their metro area and found more than 15 of the recalled dressers turning up for sale just since Tuesday. A cursory, two-second search of Craigslist in other major cities (Boston, D.C., Los Angeles, and New York) unsurprisingly reveals dozens more of the recalled dressers for sale, and there are likely hundreds more being sold right now in yard sales, secondhand shops, and online forums around the nation.
A spokesperson for the CPSC told the Tribune that the commission works with online resale platforms to monitor and remove postings for recalled products. Still, it takes time… and with an estimated 29 million individual products on the recall list

If you see a listing for recalled furniture online, please don’t buy it. It’s not safe. You can, however, take a minute to flag the post as problematic on whatever site you’re using, and give the CPSC a boost in their frankly Sisyphean task.

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Child's Death Prompts Recall of Ikea Dresser Sets

Jul 1, 2016 | FindLaw

By Ephrat Livni, Esq

Anyone who has ever bought furniture from Ikea knows it can be frustrating to assemble the pieces. Perhaps for this reason people have not been securing some of the company’s dresser drawer sets to walls as instructed. Apparently failure to do so has grave consequences and the company is now recalling the deadly dressers.
Toppling Furnishings
After a third child died due to a fallen dresser drawer set, Ikea announced a recall this week. There are no details on the death. Last year, the Swedish furniture maker offered a repair kit to purchasers who had not secured the dresser drawers to the wall. Now it is asking for them to be returned.
The Ikea website describes the recalled pieces. “The recall affects children’s chests and dressers taller than 23.5 inches and adult chests and dressers taller than 29.5 inches … manufactured and sold through June 2016 and include the 3-drawer, 4-drawer, 5-drawer and 6-drawer models. Other IKEA chests and dressers in this recall were sold at various times through June 2016.”
The Fix Is This
Last summer, Ikea tried to rectify problems associated with the toppling dresser drawer sets by creating a fix. Two children died because the drawers had not been secured and the company believed the repair kits would spur action on parents’ parts, even those who didn’t secure the dresser sets to the wall to begin with. It did not happen and the recent statement from the company, announcing a third child’s demise, had a disappointed tone.

“We are announcing this recall today given the recent tragic death of a third child. It is clear that there are still unsecured products in customers’ homes, and we believe that taking further action is the right thing to do,” the company said in a statement Monday. Repair kits are still available for the handy, however, according to the website.
Overwhelming Response
Indeed, consumers seemed to agree with Ikea that a recall was the right response. Unfortunately, so many people contacted the company that it is already overwhelmed. On Tuesday its website announced that it was experiencing extremely high call volumes and long hold times at its call center and directed consumers to its online FAQs.
Injured?
If you were injured by a defective product or in an accident, talk to a lawyer. Tell your story. Many attorneys consult for free or a minimal fee and will be happy to discuss your case.
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Ireland not affected by IKEA dresser recall Ireland not affected by IKEA dresser recall

Jul 1, 2016 | Christian News Today

Ikea said it will give a full refund to owners of recalled chests and dressers made between 2002 and 2016. Consumers – especially those with young children – who own the dressers that are not anchored to the wall should stop using the dressers until they can be anchored. Now IKEA is working to ensure all of their products are properly secured by offering all owners a wall anchoring kit for the furniture.
“While it’s illegal to sell recalled products, online sellers may be unaware their product has been recalled”, Cowles said. IKEA notes that they decided on the recall after a third child was killed by the popular MALM dresser. Falling chests, dressers and bureaus cause about 20 percent of deaths, and falling appliances (such as stoves) cause about 7 percent of deaths.
She said Ikea believes “children are the most important people in the world” and the safety of its products is the highest priority.
Eight million of the recalled items in the United States are Malm model chests and dressers, and 21 million additional children’s and adult chests and dressers.
All of this would be owed to you because the company’s products are seemingly prone to tipping over if they are not anchored to a wall.
In total, IKEA says they distributed over 300,000 of the wall anchoring kits. IKEA has advised consumers that they can receive a refund or store credit for their dresser or received a free fix kit to anchor the dresser to the wall to prevent a tip-over accident. The dressers have been linked with the deaths of several US children, who suffered fatal injuries after the furniture fell on them.
This follows a long campaign by consumer safety advocates to raise awareness of how unstable the dressers are.
Ikea would not confirm to CNNMoney what customers will receive under the recall, though the Philadelphia Inquirer reported full refunds will be offered. If a customer has an older unit, they may qualify for a partial refund.
The recall covers six models of MALM chests or dressers manufactured from 2002 to 2016 and about 100 other families of chests or dressers that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said could topple over if not anchored securely to walls, posing a threat to children.
On Monday, Ikea issued a statement explaining that it was recalling the furniture “given the recent, tragic death” of a 2-year-old boy from Pennsylvania.
Tipped-over furniture or television sets kill a USA child every two weeks, he said. Additionally, three children are injured every hour from items that are not properly anchored to the wall.

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Here’s How to Know If You Qualify for a Refund From the IKEA Recall

Jul 1, 2016 | The Penny Hoarder

By Jamie Cattanach

IKEA furniture isn’t just for college students.
Penny Hoarders, especially, are likely to have it in their grown-up apartments, too: It’s functional, stylish and affordable.
Also because lingonberry sauce. And Swedish meatballs.
But IKEA has recalled 29 million chests and dressers, following several tragic fatal accidents involving dressers tipping over onto children.
Here’s what you need to know, for both the safety of your family and potential compensation.What You Need to Know About the IKEA Recall
First things first: If you have an IKEA dresser (or any dresser), make sure it’s properly anchored to the wall.
If you’re an IKEA customer affected by the recall, you can order an anchoring kit free of charge — and if not, they’re less than $10 at your local hardware store.
Your family’s safety is certainly worth the small investment.
Until you get your dresser secured, stop using it and place it out of reach of young children.
Now that we’ve got safety covered, let’s hash out the rest of the details.How to Receive Compensation for Recalled IKEA Chests or Dressers
Here’s the full list of dressers and chests affected by the recall. It also includes several models in IKEA’s popular MALM line, which are listed and pictured here.
If you have one of these models, you’re eligible for either a refund or the free anchoring kit linked above.
For cash compensation, the amount you’re entitled to depends on how old your furniture is. If your furniture was manufactured between January 2002 and June 2016, you can claim a full cash refund.
If it was manufactured prior to 2002, you’ll get a partial refund in the form of in-store credit instead.
If you decide to keep your dresser and get the free anchoring kit, you can either install it yourself or request a one-time, free in-home installation by IKEA. You’ll also be able to reorder kits as needed.
To participate in the recall, contact IKEA directly at 1-866-856-4532, or emailsecureit@ikea.com.
To see the full terms and details of the recall, click here.
Get your furniture secured and safe, so you can stow your stuff without having to worry about it.
Your Turn: Is your IKEA dresser eligible for a full refund?

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Recalled IKEA Dresser Fell on 5-Year-Old Bellmore Boy: Report

Jun 30, 2016 | Bellmore Patch

By Priscilla Korb

After the recall announcement by IKEA, a Bellmore woman claimed her IKEA dresser fell over and hit her 5-year-old son on the head causing him to fall back onto a wall back in May, according to a report in Newsday.
Following the deaths of several children from chests and dressers that have tipped over, IKEA announced on Tuesday that they were voluntarily recalling multiple versions of the furniture, according to a recent Patch article.
Jaime Sumersille told Newsday that last month the six-drawer MALM dresser, which is the same model that was recalled, fell on her son Everett while he was attempting to grab a pair of pants, leaving a bump on his head.
She then contacted the company who picked up both Malm dressers she owned and gave her $388 in store credit, according to Newsday.
According to a previous Patch article, six children have reportedly died from IKEA furniture that tipped over and there have been reports of 41 tip-over incidents involving the MALM chests and dressers, resulting in 17 injuries to children between the ages of 19 months and 10 years old.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recalled chests and dressers are unstable if they are not properly anchored to the wall, posing a tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or injuries to children.
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The recalled MALM chests and dressers were manufactured and sold through June 2016 and include the 3-drawer, 4-drawer, 5-drawer and 6-drawer models, the company says. Other IKEA chests and dressers in this recall were sold at various times through June 2016; the recall affects about 29 million products.
For a list of chests and dressers affected by this recall, click here.
Participating consumers can receive a full or partial refund or a free wall-anchoring repair kit.
Customers with a recalled chest or dresser that is not properly anchored to the wall should stop using it and place it in an area not accessible to children.
On its website, the company now has a page dedicated to offering tips on how to prevent tip-over accidents.
“Every two weeks a child dies in the U.S. from furniture, appliances or TVs tipping over, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. By working together, we can help prevent these tragedies and make the home a safer place,” IKEA’s website says.

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IKEA RECALL: 6 Children crushed to death by IKEA products, 29 million dressers and chests recalled

Jun 30, 2016 | Inquisitr

By Tara West

IKEA has recalled 29 million dressers and chests after six children were crushed to death by the products. IKEA announced the massive recall after it was confirmed that a sixth child has died alongside a reported 36 injuries. The dressers and chests are “prone to tipping over” when not properly secured to the wall which resulted in the crushing deaths of the children. Now IKEA is working to ensure all of their products are properly secured by offering all owners a wall anchoring kit for the furniture.
ABC News reports that furniture giant IKEA is recalling 29 million dressers and chests after a series of deaths associated with improperly secured units. The company says they are recalling the dressers because it is the “right thing to do.” IKEA notes that they decided on the recall after a third child was killed by the popular MALM dresser. The dressers must be anchored to the wall due to their top-heavy design. However, the company says it became “clear” that there were still many dressers improperly installed in homes with small children.
IKEA says that they took steps to ensure no more children would be harmed by their dressers last year when they instituted a repair kit program at their stores. The company encouraged consumers to come into the store for a free wall anchoring kit if they failed to install the one provided in the original hardware. In total, IKEA says they distributed over 300,000 of the wall anchoring kits. Despite offering free wall anchoring kits and offering the wall anchoring in the original hardware packaging, IKEA says that it became clear that many families were still using the dressers and chests without the anchors. As a result, IKEA says they chose to issue a recall to raise more awareness of the issue and to encourage users to properly install the anchors or to return the furniture to the store.
“It is clear that there are still unsecured products in customers’ homes, and we believe that taking further action is the right thing to do. We will continue to work collaboratively with the CPSC on tip-over prevention, development of the ASTM standard, and innovations that will enhance product safety and further reduce the risk of tip-overs.”
The IKEA recall was completely voluntary and appears to be a move by the company to ensure that families with small children are aware of the dangers of unsecured furniture. Those who own the recalled dressers and chests have the option to come into the store for a free repair kit or to even have a team of repair specialists sent to their home to install the wall anchoring kit. Another option available to consumers is to return the recalled IKEA units to the store for a full refund. The full refund is available to anyone who purchased the furniture between 2002 and 2016. If a customer has an older unit, they may qualify for a partial refund.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission notes that 36 children have been injured in tip-over accidents associated with IKEA furniture and six have been killed, three of which were killed by the MALM dresser model. One mother, Jaquelyn Collas, told ABC that she found her 2-year-old son pinned beneath their IKEA MALM dresser and his bed. The mother is now suing IKEA, noting that she was not aware that the dresser should be anchored and that furniture should not need to be anchored to be safe.
“I didn’t know to anchor my furniture and, in my mind, I feel that we really shouldn’t have to. Get rid of it, it’s dangerous, it’s a really dangerous product.”
Non-profit furniture safety organization Meghan’s Hope notes that all furniture, televisions, and appliances should be anchored to the wall due to the hazard of tipping over. In fact, Meghan’s Hope reports that one child dies every two weeks from a television, dresser, or appliance falling on him or her. Additionally, three children are injured every hour from items that are not properly anchored to the wall.
image: http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Child-Safety-wall-anchors.jpgThe Consumer Product Safety Commission outlines the dangers associated with improperly secured televisions, appliances and furniture. ( Image via CPSC )
IKEA also has a Secure It! page dedicated to encouraging parents to install proper wall anchoring devices for all furniture. The page notes that all IKEA furniture comes with “tip over restraints” which should always be installed.
It should be noted that the IKEA furniture is deemed safe if the provided tip-over restraints or another wall mounting product were used. IKEA is offering the recall to consumers as a means to spread awareness regarding furniture tip-over deaths and to give customers the option to come in for replacement wall anchoring kits. If the family does not want to install the wall anchoring kit themselves, IKEA is also giving consumers the option to have them professionally installed at their home. If the consumer does not want to utilize the wall anchors, IKEA will refund the full amount for the unit as they do not want any of their units to be used in homes without being properly installed due to the risks associated with items that are not anchored properly.
IKEA also recently recalled a series of safety baby gates that could unexpectedly open.
“The Swedish retailer said it knew of six children who had needed medical attention as a result of incidents involving its Patrull range of safety gates. A third-party investigation carried out after customer complaints found that the locking mechanism was not reliable despite the gates meeting approved standards.”
What do you think about IKEA’s voluntary recall?

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IKEA Issues Massive Recall After Six Children Die

Jun 30, 2016 | brandchannel

By Mark Miller

Three children have died  in the past two years when IKEA furniture tipped over on top of them, and three others suffered similar fates between 1989-2007. As a result, the famed furniture maker has recallednearly 29 million chests and dressers in the US and Canada.
The Swedish company noted, though, that if the furniture is actually attached to a wall, it should not pose a risk. “We have had no other issues with that in any other country,” said Kajsa Johansson, a spokeswoman for IKEA in Sweden, according to Reuters. Of course, many consumers don’t bother to actually attach the furniture they buy to the walls, Marketplace points out. FollowIKEA USA News ✔@IKEAUSANews
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“It is simply too dangerous to have the recalled furniture in your home unanchored, especially if you have young children,” said US Consumer Products Safety Commission Chairman Elliott Kaye in a statement on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
The recall is massive, covering six models of MALM chests and dressers and nearly 100 other families of chests and dressers. IKEA’s products aren’t the only ones that cause this risk. A US child is killed every two weeks from furniture or TVs tipping over onto them. FollowU.S. CPSC ✔@USCPSC
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This is likely IKEA’s biggest PR nightmare since it was part of a European horsemeat scandal in 2013. To help keep consumers happy, IKEA is offering to send a crew to pick up any dressers or attach the dresser to the wall for customers who wishes to keep it.
This sounds good, but there is an issue that IKEA probably didn’t predict: It is impossible to get through to submit a request.
That, of course, has led to more poor press. Customers would get put on hold and then disconnected. This happened to a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter 27 times. When the paper finally got through to an actual person, it was after remaining on hold for 80 minutes. Those who couldn’t get through went onto social media to complain about it.
“We are grateful for the overwhelming response to yesterday’s announcement and are doing our very best to respond to every consumer in a timely manner,” Ikea spokeswoman Mona Astra Liss said, in a statement, according to the Inquirer. “We know that some customers are having trouble getting through to us on the phone. IKEA apologizes for this inconvenience and thanks them for their patience.”

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IKEA MALM RECALL

Jun 30, 2016 | Glitter and Bubbles

Mamas! This major IKEA recall most likely affects you or someone you know. The Swedish furniture company has recalled almost 36 million chests and dressers across North America. All MALM chests or dressers can easily topple over if not anchored to the walls, which poses a serious risk for small children. So much so that there have been several deaths linked to this furniture. IKEA is offering refunds on the products or free wall anchoring kits. To get your free anchoring kit click here and if you would like to speak with someone directly, you can email secureit@ikea.com or call 866-856-4532. Keep your babes safe!

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IKEA Recalls Furniture After 3 Tragic Toddler Deaths

Jun 30, 2016 | Texas Hill Country

IKEA has recalled over 27 million MALM dressers after the deaths of three toddlers in the past few years.
ABC 13 reports that in 2015, customers who bought the unit of 6 stacked drawers were notified that they should use a wall anchoring kit to adhere the furniture to the wall. Small signs were placed next to similar models telling customers that those units must be attached to the wall.
Sadly, some furniture can still appear stable without being adhered to the wall. The first little boy to be killed by the MALM dresser was 2 years old when the furniture fell over and pressed him against his bed. Two more children have been crushed since that incident including the recent tragic event in Minnesota.
IKEA told ABC 13 in a statement that, “We are announcing this recall today given the recent tragic death of a third child. It is clear there are still unsecured products in customers’ homes, and we believe taking further action is the right thing to do.”
The MALM chests are no longer in stores and refunds or store credit will be given to consumers. IKEA plans to maximize their furniture safety in the future.

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IKEA recalls over 35 million MALM and other dressers and chests due to child fatalities

Jun 30, 2016 | Archinect

By Amelia Taylor-Hochberg

Well that's a downer. In response to multiple child deaths resulting from their distinctive particleboard units tipping over, IKEA is offering a full refund or a free wall-mounting kit for any MALM dresser or chest, and additional models, made between January 2002 and June 2016. In total, that affects more than 35 million pieces of furniture sold in the U.S. and Canada.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the unstable units pose "a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or serious injuries to children." Last year, after two reported child deaths in 2014, IKEA announced that it would offer wall-anchoring repair kits to owners for free. Two additional deaths after the 2015 announcement prompted IKEA to go full-recall, asking consumers to stop using the units entirely, and keep them away from children.
According to the CPSC, one child dies every two weeks from furniture or TVs tipping over, and one is injured every 24 minutes. More information is available here.
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This Is How Much Money Ikea Probably Owes You, Thanks To This Lawsuit

Jun 30, 2016 | Elite Daily

By Joseph Milord

IKEA owes you (probably).
The home furnishing giant issued a massive recall this week, which concerned 36 million chests and dressers in North America that were linked to six child deaths, according to Reuters.
This means that if you owned any of the pieces of furniture included in the recall, IKEA has to pay up. The list of pieces affected by the recall is online.
Here’s what the company would owe you, according to the one you own:
If it’s a product manufactured between 2002 and 2016, IKEA will grant a full refund. If the product was manufactured before 2002, the store will issue the customer a store credit that is equal to 50 percent of the product’s price. If it’s unclear when the product was manufactured, a $50 store credit will be issued.
All of this would be owed to you because the company’s products are seemingly prone to tipping over if they are not anchored to a wall.
Elliott Kaye, chairman of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, couldn’t have been any more blunt in expressing this. He said in a statement,
It is simply too dangerous to have the recalled furniture in your home unanchored, especially if you have young children.
IKEA is also offering a free wall-anchoring kit for customers who request it, Reuters says. Otherwise, the company has committed to show you the money.

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Ikea recalls 29 million dressers after 6 kids killed

Jun 30, 2016 | Voice Observer

By Jared Lewis

IKEA Canada says it has received three reports of tip-over incidents with two minor injuries in Canada related to the use of the chests of drawers.
The deaths all children under the age of 4 dated back to 1989, with the most recent one in February, according to the CPSC. But the company says it opted to issue a full recall after the death of a third child.
Approximately 6.6 million IKEA chests of drawers have been sold in Canada; about 29 million in the U.S.
The dressers recalled include the "MALM" series and other children's and adult chests and dressers.
The recall - the largest in Ikea's history - affects 29 million dressers including 8 million Malm units sold between 2002 and June 2016. Ikea is providing full refunds for dressers purchased after 2002, and partial store credit for older furniture.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar joined state representatives and other senators to make sure the malm dresser from IKEA was recalled and with their efforts it now is.
The UK have not made a move to recall the products, causing fury among customers.
The company says that all chests and dressers should be attached to a wall to prevent them from toppling over.
Last year, instead of recalling, Ikea rolled out a fix program where it offered free kits to anchor dressers to walls. The spokesman further stated that IKEA Australia has spread awareness of the importance of anchoring furniture.
The furnishings can topple over if they are not anchored securely to walls, posing a threat to children, the commission said in a statement.
"Ikea Singapore follows this global European standard (one of two global safety standards that Singapore authorities require furniture retailers to comply to), and hence, we will not be conducting any recalls here as we are in compliance with safety regulations".
All of the children killed were three years old or younger, the CPSC said.
Non-MALM chests and dressers are also included in the recall.
"Consumers need to act immediately because it's a very present hazard, especially if you have kids in your home", the commission's chairman Elliot Kaye said in an interview.

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Consumers warned of online merchandise recalls

Jun 30, 2016 | Advantage News

Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with Kids in Danger to urge Illinois consumers shopping on second-hand markets to be aware of recalled products that may be sold without warning.
Madigan and Nancy Cowles, executive director of KID, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting children by improving product safety, urged any consumers who may be shopping on sites like Craigslist, eBay or other second-hand markets to check if the product or item may have been recalled. Consumers can view information about recalls on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website and KID’s website.
This week IKEA voluntarily recalled 29 million dressers and chests after the deaths of six toddlers from tip-over accidents. Consumers — especially those with young children — who own the dressers that are not anchored to the wall should stop using the dressers until they can be anchored. IKEA has advised consumers that they can receive a refund or store credit for their dresser or received a free repair kit to anchor the dresser to the wall to prevent a tip-over accident. For more information about the IKEA recall, contact its customer service at (866) 856-4532 or visit its website.
“Consumers shopping for used products should know that recalled products may be sold online without warning,” Madigan said. “It’s critical to check if an item has been recalled before making any second-hand purchase and learn what information or repairs may need to be made in order to ensure the item is safe in your home. Consumers can also contact my recall hotline for information on recalled products.”
“While it’s illegal to sell recalled products, online sellers may be unaware their product has been recalled,” Cowles said. “Online sites should do what they can to keep recalled products off their sites, and buyers should check as well at CPSC.gov or by searching at kidsindanger.org on a mobile device.”
Madigan and KID also warned families and caregivers to the risk of tip-over accidents for unsecured furniture that has led to increased reports of injury and deaths across the country. Madigan and KID urged families to follow CPSC guidelines to secure furniture in their homes:Anchor furniture to the wall or floor;Place televisions on sturdy, low-base stands or furniture, or anchor the furniture and the television on its base, and push the television as far back to the wall as possible;Keep remote controls, toys and other items of interest to children off television stands or furniture;Keep television and cable cords out of reach; andEnsure that freestanding kitchen ranges and stoves are installed with anti-tip brackets.
For information, including information about the IKEA recall, contact Madigan’s Recall Hotline at (888) 414-7678.
- See more at: http://advantagenews.com/news/consumers-warned-of-online-merchandise-recalls/#sthash.g3nHpOgr.dpuf

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