CANVAS Turner Bar Stool Set recalled due to fall hazard
- Starting date:
- April 23, 2020
- Posting date:
- April 23, 2020
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Fall Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-72873
Last updated: 2020-04-23
Summary
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Product:
CANVAS Turner Bar Stool Set. -
Issue:
The seat can separate from the base while in use, posing a fall and injury hazard. -
What to do:
Immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Canadian Tire for a refund.
Affected products
CANVAS Turner Bar Stool Set
Product description
This recall involves the CANVAS Turner Bar Stool Set, 2-pc. The stool is black with a brown wooden seat.
The five-digit batch code is located on the sticker under the seat. It is formatted in DWWYY, where the first digit is the day of the week, the second and third digits are the week of the year, and the last two digits are the year.
| Model | UPC |
Five Digit Batch Code (DWWYY) |
|---|---|---|
| 068-7554 | 69 30260 72938 7 |
YY is 17 or less (ex. xxx17) Or YY is 18 and WW is 38 or less (ex. x3818) |
Hazard identified
The seat could separate from the base while in use, posing a fall hazard.
As of March 31, 2020, the company has received 5 reports of the seat separating, with 4 reports of injuries in Canada.
Number sold
Approximately 32,728 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The affected products were sold from July, 2015 to September, 2018.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China
Companies
- Distributor
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Canadian Tire Corporation of Canada
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
- Manufacturer
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Guangdong Guangxin Furniture
351 Tianhe Road
Guangzhou
CHINA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the affected products and return them to any Canadian Tire store for an exchange or refund. Proof of purchase is not required.
For more information, consumers may contact Canadian Tire Company by telephone at 1-800-387-8803 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST and on Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
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.