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CPSC and S.I.T. Announce Recall of Plastic Stack Chairs

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Name of Product:
Plastic Stack Chairs
Hazard:

The chairs can collapse during use, causing the consumer to suffer injuries from falls.

Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
December 11, 2002
Units:

About 80,000

Consumer Contact

For more information, consumers can contact S.I.T. toll-free at (800) 611-4664 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), S.I.T. Inc., of Quincy, Mass., is voluntarily recalling about 80,000 plastic stack chairs. The chairs can collapse during use, causing the consumer to suffer injuries from falls.

S.I.T. has received two reports of the chairs collapsing. No injuries have been reported.

This recall involves "Cometa" green and white plastic stack chairs. UPC numbers 0-82294-319754 (white) and 0-82294-319785 (green) are located on a label on the front of the chair. "Made in Italy" and "Not Recommended for Use on Polished or Smooth Surfaces" are also printed on the label.

Drug stores sold the plastic stack chairs nationwide from April 2000 through September 2002 for between $4 and $6.

Consumers should stop using these plastic chairs immediately and contact S.I.T. to receive a refund. For more information, consumers can contact S.I.T. toll-free at (800) 611-4664 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Remedy:

Consumers should stop using these plastic chairs immediately and contact S.I.T. to receive a refund.

Incidents/Injuries:

S.I.T. has received two reports of the chairs collapsing. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:
Drug stores sold the plastic stack chairs nationwide from April 2000 through September 2002 for between $4 and $6.
Recall number:
03-051

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About the U.S. CPSC

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. Since the CPSC was established more than 50 years ago, it has worked to ensure the safety of consumer products, which has contributed to a decline in injuries associated with these products.

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