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ikea recall

Health Canada has published consumer product recall regarding a USB charger sold at IKEA stores across Canada due to burn and electric shock hazards.

The recall involves the following IKEA products:

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Health Canada has issued a number of recall warnings regarding several household items sold across the country, many of which are due to life-threatening risks to young children, fire hazards, choking hazards and excess lead — all of which pose a serious risk to the health and safety of Canadian consumers.

The federal health department is urging those to verify if they are in possession of any of the affected products. If so, it's recommended to immediately stop using the recalled items, and in some cases, return to the point of purchase for an exchange or a full refund.

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Health Canada has recalled several household items that have been sold across the country, many of which are due to fire and injury hazards that pose a serious risk to the health and safety of Canadian consumers.

The federal health department is urging those to verify if they are in possession of any of the affected products, if so, it's recommended to immediately stop using the recalled items, and in some cases, return to the point of purchase for an exchange or a full refund.

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You sit down on your favourite office chair for another day at work from home, but just as you're getting comfortable, the world around you starts to turn and you fall to the ground. You've just experienced what 19 IKEA customers reported: their ODGER swivel chairs have been breaking, leading to five injuries in total.

The chairs' five-pronged swivel base has been detaching and breaking, which has now led to a recall of affected products. The ODGER anthracite grey with date stamps before and including 2221 are being recalled, and IKEA customers can get a refund for the dangerous devices.

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IKEA Canada maintains an online list of products for which it has issued recalls. In every case, customers have the option to return affected products for a refund — even without a receipt.

Recall reasons range from changes to national or international product standards to, in the case of an espresso maker, a "risk of the product bursting during use."

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IKEA's new recall is just the latest in a flood of recalls this year ranging from baby swings to pain medications to hummus. The Canadian consumer may be understandably tired of searching through their home practically every other week, but it's better than contracting norovirus from a nice smoothie.

This recall has to do with two types of IKEA cellular blinds — blinds with a honeycomb-like folded structure that are a bit more energy efficient than similar pleated blinds. The two products, TRIPPEVALS and HOPPVALS cellular blinds, are being recalled because they no longer comply with the latest Canadian regulations on corded window coverings, according to a release.

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