Dining Furniture Sold at The Brick Recalled Over High Lead Levels

Health Canada has recalled Lars-branded dinging room furniture that was sold at The Brick. Handout photo

Health Canada is initiating a recall of more than 17,000 units of Lars brand dining furniture after detecting high levels of lead on the finishes of the tables and chairs sold at The Brick.

The furniture, which was sold both individually as well as in sets of five or seven, were discovered to have lead levels exceeding the allowable limit set by the Surface Coatings Materials Regulations, the Aug. 25 recall notice says.

The items impacted include the Lars Counter Chair, Lars Counter Wood Top and Metal Base, Lars Tabletop Center Glass Insert, and Lars Counter Table. Testing carried out by Health Canada revealed that the black coating on the legs and metal base of the made-in-China products contained a high level of lead.

The Brick sold 17,472 units of the affected products in Canada between June 2023 and July 2025, according to the notice. The company had not received any complaints about incidents or injuries in Canada associated with the recall as of Aug. 15.

Health Canada is recommending that customers who have purchased the affected furniture to stop using it immediately and contact The Brick head office for further instruction.

The health agency is also asking consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product by filling out a Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

Lead Exposure

Lead is toxic if ingested, especially to children, Health Canada said.

“Since lead builds up in the body, ongoing exposure to even very small amounts of lead can result in large amounts of lead being present in the body,” the agency notice said.

A variety of severe health consequences have been linked to lead exposure, such as anemia, vomiting, diarrhea, significant brain damage, convulsions, coma, and issues affecting the liver, kidneys, heart, and immune system. In extreme cases, deaths have been reported.

The primary source of lead exposure in homes occurs because of lead-based paints, the agency said. While standard household paints sold in Canada today do not contain lead, that was not always the case.

Paints made before 1950 contained large amounts of lead and those made in the 1940s contained up to 50 percent lead by dry weight.

“If your home was built before 1960, it was likely painted with lead-based paint,” the agency said, but noted that it doesn’t present a health hazard if it is not chipping or flaking and it isn’t located where it can be chewed by young children.

Canadian-sold paint has been virtually lead-free since 1992, with strict limits enforced by the government since 2005.