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Office Depot® Brand Biella Desk Chairs
- Starting date:
- April 5, 2012
- Posting date:
- April 5, 2012
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items, Miscellaneous
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-500002781
Joint Recall with Office Depot®, Health Canada, and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC)
Affected products
Office Depot® Brand Biella Desk Chairs
Product description
This recall involves all Office Depot® brand Biella leather desk chairs. The mid-back height leather chairs were sold in black and can be identified by SKU number 130548. "REG. No. PA-25498 (CN)" and "Made in China" are printed on the label located on the underside of the seat bottom.
Affected chairs were manufactured from December 2001 to May 2007.
Hazard identified
The weld connecting the seat plate to the gas lift can fail, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Office Depot® has received 11 reports of the chairs breaking and consumers falling while seated, causing injuries including minor contusions and abrasions. No incidents occurred in Canada.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of these recalled chairs.
Number sold
Approximately 12,000 recalled chairs were sold in Canada and approximately 307,000 recalled chairs were sold in the United States.
Time period sold
The recalled chairs were sold from January 2002 through December 2008 at Office Depot® retail stores and online at www.OfficeDepot.com in Canada and the United States.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Wonderful Year Inc.
CHINA
- Distributor
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Swinton Avenue Trading
Boca Raton
Florida
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact Office Depot's recall hotline to receive an Office Depot® Gift Card for $55 that may be used for a replacement chair or other store merchandise.
For additional information, consumers may contact Office Depot's recall hotline toll-free at 1-866-403-3763 between 8 AM and 8 PM ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website.
Consumers may view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission's website.