Consumer product recall

IKEA KRITTER and SNIGLAR junior beds

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Summary

Product
IKEA Kritter and Sniglar junior beds
Issue
Consumer products - Physical hazard
What to do

Consumers may contact IKEA Canada  to request a free repair kit, or visit their local IKEA store to pick up a free repair kit at Returns and Exchanges.

Affected products

IKEA junior beds including Kritter and Sniglar models with a guard rail on one side.

The pine wood Kritter beds have animal cut-outs, such as a dog or cat on the headboard and a date stamp of 1114 to 1322 representing the year and week of production (YYWW). The Sniglar natural beech wood beds have white painted fiberboard on the headboard and footboard of the bed and a date stamp of 1114 to 1318.

The beds measure about 165 centimetres (65 inches) long by 76 centimetres (30 inches) wide, with a headboard measuring 55 centimetres to 66 centimetres (22 to 26 inches) high. The date stamp appears on a label attached to either the headboard or the underside of the bed. Model numbers included in the recall are 600.904.70 for the Kritter and 500.871.66 for the Sniglar, supplier number 15361 (Kritter) and 19740 or 18157 (Sniglar) printed on the same label as the date stamp.

Issue

The metal rod connecting the guard rail to the bed frame can break during use, posing a laceration hazard.

There has been one incident in Canada and one in the United States of the metal rod on the beds breaking. No injuries have been reported.

What you should do

Consumers may contact IKEA Canada toll-free at 1-800-661-9807 to request a free repair kit, or visit their local IKEA store to pick up a free repair kit at Returns and Exchanges. Further information can be found online at firm's website and click on the recall link.

Consumers may view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission's website.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

Additional information

Background

Number Sold

Approximately 4,569 Kritter beds and 13,333 Sniglar beds affected by this recall were sold at IKEA stores across Canada and online at www.ikea.ca. Approximately 22,000 of the beds affected by this recall were sold in the United States.

Time period sold

Affected KRITTER and SNIGLAR model beds were sold from April 2011 to May 2013.

Place of origin

Kritter model beds were manufactured in Poland. Sniglar model beds were manufactured in Bosnia and Romania.

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Consumer product recall
Category
Consumer products - Household items
Companies

Distributor

IKEA Canada

Burlington, Ontario

CANADA

Published by
Health Canada
Audience
General public
Children, pregnant or breast feeding women
Identification number
RA-50078

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