Kikkerland Design Recalls Foldable Step Stools Sold By QVC Due to Fall Hazard
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Article Date: 2/23/2010 | Resource: MLG
Kikkerland Design Recalls Foldable Step Stools Sold By QVC Due to Fall Hazard
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Easy-Fold and Easy-Store Step Stools
Units: About 13,000
Distributor: Kikkerland Design Inc., of New York, N.Y.
Hazard: The step stools can crack or break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received nine reports of the stools cracking or breaking, resulting in four reports of injuries including ankle sprains and contusions.
Description: TThis recall involves Kikkerland Easy-Fold and Easy-Store step stools. The tops of the foldable step stools have white polka dots and were sold as a set of two, including 9-inch and 15-inch stools. The grey 9-inch stool has a sticker with model number ZZ09-GR on the front, and the brown 15-inch stool has a sticker with model number ZZ08-BR on the front. Only stools sold by QVC are included in this recall.
Sold exclusively by: QVC televised shopping programs and toll-free number, at www.qvc.com and at QVC retail stores in Minnesota and Pennsylvania from May 2009 through November 2009 for about $40.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled step stools. If the step stools were purchased at a QVC store, consumers should return the product to any QVC store to receive a full refund. Consumers who purchased the step stools through a QVC television program or qvc.com were mailed instructions on how to receive a refund.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact QVC at (800) 367-9444 between 7 a.m. and 1 a.m. ET daily, or visit the firms Web site at www.qvc.com
For more information regarding this article please contact:
Jeffrey Marquart
(949)589-0150
jmarquart@marquartlawgroup.com