Consumer Advice > Product Recalls > FurnitureNovember 14, 2007

Iceberg Enterprises LLC Recalls Folding Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Plastic Folding Chairs

Units: About 75,000

Manufacturer: Iceberg Enterprises LLC, of Park Ridge, Ill.

Hazard: The plastic folding chairs can collapse during use, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Iceberg Enterprises has received about 15 reports of chairs collapsing while in use, including three minor injuries.

Description: This recall involves Iceberg plastic round leg folding chairs. The metal support of the chair is charcoal and the seat and back support are beige. "Iceberg" is printed on a logo located on the back of the seat. Chairs with oval-shaped legs are not included in this recall.

Sold at: Office supply retailers nationwide from August 2005 through July 2007 for about $30.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the chairs immediately and contact Iceberg Enterprises to receive a free repair kit with instructions.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Iceberg Enterprises at (800) 580-1310 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or e-mail the firm at chairrecall@icebergenterprises.com

Picture of Recalled Plastic Folding Chairs


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12/23/2007

We went to a work related picnic back in the summer. They had brought in tables & this type of chairs. These chairs were collapsing with everyone! The people having the picnic were embarrassed by this. Someone could have really gotten hurt. Not while we were there, though.

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