Provincial posted Jun 28, 2016 @ 07:36am by Anita Sthankiya

IKEA Canada issues massive recall for free-standing chest of drawers

IKEA Canada has announced that it will discontinue and recall chest of drawers that are responsible for several children's’ deaths in the United States.

According to the company, it will recall all chest of drawers that do not meet free-standing stability requirements of the North American ASTM standard. The chests in question also include the MALM dresser, one of its most popular products.

<who> Photo Credit: IKEA </who> Dressers included in the recall.

"IKEA Canada takes its role as a responsible retailer very seriously and we want to raise the awareness of the hazard of furniture tip-over in Canadians' homes," said Stefan Sjöstrand, IKEA Canada President.

While IKEA is making this commitment to the free-standing stability of its chests of drawers, it will continue to make wall attachment an integral part of the assembly of IKEA chests of drawers as it really is the single best preventative measure against furniture tip-overs, said the company in a statement.

<who> Photo Credit: IKEA </who> Dressers included in the recall.

IKEA says the best way to prevent furniture from tipping over is to secure it to the wall and the company has provided tip-over restraints with many types of its furniture.

IKEA Canada has issued a recall for repair or refund of those unattached chests of drawers in consumers' homes that do not comply with the free-standing stability requirements of the North American ASTM standard and are above 60cm for children's chests of drawers and above 75cm for adult chests of drawers.

<who> Photo Credit: IKEA </who> Dressers included in the recall.

Customers who, for any reason, cannot secure their IKEA chests of drawers to the wall are now advised to bring them back to any IKEA location for a refund. Customers are entitled to a full refund for chests and dressers manufactured between January 2002 andJune 2016. Chests of drawers manufactured prior to 2002 will be eligible for a partial store credit.

<who> Photo Credit: IKEA </who> Dressers included in the recall.

For any customer that still wants to keep their IKEA chest of drawers, but who did not keep their tip-over restraint, a free wall anchoring kit can be picked up at any IKEA location or one can be delivered to their home by contacting the Customer Support Centre at 1-800-661-9807 or by visiting www.ikea.ca/saferhomestogether.