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Philly Inquirer- “Official: Tighten furniture standards”

Representatives from furniture manufacturers, consumer safety advocates, federal engineers and others met to discuss the growing threat of furniture and television tip-overs. The discussion revolved around identifying ways to improve existing furniture safety standards. Proposed changes to the standards included: using weights heavier than the current 50 pound threshold for the stability test, including tests [...]

August 21st, 2015|In the News|

Business Insider- “IKEA MALM tip overs can crush people”

Examines reasons why IKEA MALM furniture is unstable and why consumers may be failing to utilize anchor supports. Reviews various aspects of the furniture, such as the imbalance in the weight from front to back, heavier front drawers, and the use of cheap, lightweight materials at the back of the unit, which contribute to the [...]

July 23rd, 2015|In the News|

U.S. CPSC– “IKEA Offers Free Wall Anchoring Repair Kit”

This is the CPSC’s release warning consumers regarding the tip-over hazards associated with IKEA products. The warning implores all consumers to stop using IKEA children’s chests and dressers taller than 23 ½ inches, and adult chests and dressers taller than 29 ½ inches unless they are anchored to a wall. Also contains information regarding IKEA’s [...]

July 22nd, 2015|In the News|

Philly Inquirer- “IKEA sued in fatal ChesCo tip-over”

Jackie Collas has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against IKEA for the death of her 2-year old son, Curren Collas of Chester County. Collas was crushed and killed by an IKEA MALM dresser that had tipped over and fallen onto him. Jackie claims IKEA failed to warn about the severity of the dangers associated with [...]

May 28th, 2015|In the News|