CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using iFanze Area Rugs Due to Fire Hazard; Violations of the Federal Regulations for Rug Flammability; Sold on Walmart.com

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Nov 14, 2024, 09:23 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using iFanze Area Rugs because they pose a fire hazard. The rugs fail to comply with federal safety regulation for rug flammability.

The CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the importer, Asell Internation Inc., of Industry, California, but the firm has not been responsive to CPSC's request for a recall of this product.

The rugs were sold online at Walmart.com from September 2023 through September 2024 for about $25. The rugs are gray and white, and measure 5 feet by 8 feet. The top is a shaggy pile texture, and the back has a memory foam-like texture. There are black polka-dots and starlike figures on the back.

CPSC urges consumers to stop using the iFanze Area Rugs immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous rugs.

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Release Number: 25-039

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