Anji Guotai Office Chair Recalled due to Fall Hazard
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Summary
Immediately stop using the recalled product and return them to a HomeSense, Winners or Marshalls location for a refund.
Affected products
This recall involves office chairs with a circle cushioned seat that attaches to an adjustable metal stand and five wheels. The back of the chair is a cushioned horizontal oval. The recalled office chairs were sold in white, black, gray, cognac, and grey colours. The cushion is covered in faux leather. One of the following style numbers is printed on a hang tag attached to the product: GT646, GT646AA, GT646AB. “Anji Goutai Furniture Co. Ltd.” and “Made in China” are printed on a label underneath the seat.
| Product Description | Style Number | TJX Style Number |
|---|---|---|
| Black Office Chair | GT646AB | 20934 |
| White Office Chair | GT646AB GT646 GT646AA GT646AA | 20946 45663 86016 86024 |
| Grey Office Chair | GT646AB GT646 | 21092 45668 |
| Cognac Office Chair | GT646AB | 3132 |
Issue
The back of the chair can break or detach from the seat base when a consumer is seated in the chair, posing a fall hazard.
As of February 18, 2023, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada. In the United States, the company has received 12 reports in which the back of the chair has broken or detached from the seat base when a consumer was seated in a chair at a store, including 10 reports of injuries, including contusions, strains, numbness, bruising, and one reported concussion.
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to any HomeSense, Winners or Marshalls location for a refund.
For more information, consumers can contact TJX Canada by telephone toll-free at 1-800-646-9466 between 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST Monday through Friday, or by visiting the Winners: https://www.winners.ca/en/recalls, HomeSense: https://www.homesense.ca/en/recalls, or Marshalls: https://www.marshalls.ca/en/recall websites.
Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and TJX Canada.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.
Additional information
Background
Number Sold
The company reported that 1,144 units of the affected products were sold in Canada and 81,700 were sold in the United States.
Time Period Sold
The affected products were sold from May 2019 to April 2021.
Place of Origin
Manufactured in China.
Details
Distributor
TJX Canada
Mississauga, Ontario
CANADA
Manufacturer
Anji Guotai Furniture Co., Ltd.
Huzhou, Zhejiang
CHINA
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