IKEA Recalls Dining Tables Due to Laceration Hazard

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Nov 27, 2018, 15:49 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/IKEA-Recalls-Dining-Tables-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard

Recall Summary

Name of Product: GLIVARP extendable dining tables

Hazard: The table's glass extension leaf can detach and fall unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard.

Remedy: Refund, Replace

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dining tables and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund or free replacement table.

Consumer Contact:

IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on Press Room at the bottom of the page, then on Product Recalls at the top of the page for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 8,200 (in addition, about 1,500 were sold in Canada)

Description:
This recall involves IKEA GLIVARP extendable dining tables in white. The recalled tables have four steel legs and a glass table top with an extension that can be pulled out to the side. They measure about 29 inches tall by 49 inches long. The glass table top extension measures about 25 inches long. The supplier number (12003) is printed on a sticker on the underside of the table frame. "GLIVARP" and the IKEA logo are also printed on the sticker.

Incidents/Injuries: IKEA has received three reports of the table's glass extension leaf detaching and falling unexpectedly, one of which included a minor injury where no medical attention was needed.

Sold Exclusively At: IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from February 2017 through October 2018 for about $300.

Importer: IKEA Supply AG, of Switzerland

Distributor: IKEA Supply AG, of Switzerland

Manufactured in: Romania

In Conjunction With: Canada

Health Canada's press release is available at: http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2018/68330r-eng.php

This recall was conducted, voluntarily by the company, under CPSC's Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.

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Recall Number: 19-039

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