Ikea recalls children’s lamp models due to strangulation risk
Posted April 29, 2014 1:47 pm.
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Ikea Canada is recalling additional models of its popular children’s lamps because the cord poses a strangulation risk.
The wall-mounted lamps are sold in various style names, shapes and colours, with a cord that is about 2.1 to 2.4 metres long. The switch is either on the cord or the lamp itself.
In two separate cases, infants were able to pull the cord into their crib. One of the infants died.
A 16-month-old baby died after getting entangled in the Smila model lamp’s cord. A 15-month-old baby became entangled in the Tassa Natt model lamp’s cord and nearly strangled. Both incidents occurred in Europe.
However, there have been no incidents or injuries in Canada, Health Canada said.
Several models of the Smila lamp. IKEA CANADA.
Several models of the Tassa Natt lamp. IKEA CANADA.
The recall was first issued in December 2013. Health Canada, Ikea Canada and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission expanded the joint recall on Tuesday.
About 1.4 million of the lamps have been sold in Canada, with 3.5 million sold in the United States and 30.2 million worldwide. The recalled lamps were sold from May 1984 to April 2014 at Ikea stores nationwide, in Ikea’s catalog and on the Ikea Canada website.
Customers who have purchased the lamps should stop using them immediately, remove them from the wall and contact Ikea for a free repair kit. The repair kit has self-adhesive fasteners for attaching the lamp’s cord to the wall as well as safety instructions.
For more information, call Ikea Canada at 1-800-661-9807.
Click here for a full description and photos of all the affected lamps.
