IKEA, the do-it-yourself furniture giant, on Tuesday issued a recall of 29 million MALM chests and drawers after three children died in the past two years when the dressers tipped over.
“The recalled chests and dressers are unstable if they are not properly anchored to the wall, posing a tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or injuries to children,” IKEA said in a statement.
It affects children’s chests and dressers taller than 23.5 inches as well as adult chests and dressers taller than 29.5 inches that don’t coincide with performance requirements of the U.S. industry standard.
The chests and drawers were made up until June 2016, including the 3-drawer, 4-drawer, 5-drawer, and 6-drawer models.
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