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 NOVEMBET 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 FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.QVC.COM
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