IKEA, the Swedish giant generally has a very good safety record. However, there have been instances where it has been forced to recall products due to manufacturing defects or insufficient labelling.
IKEA was most famously in the news in 2016 for having to recall its MALM and other chest drawers after 4 children died due to these drawers not being anchored to the wall and tipping over. IKEA put a call out to customers so they could get a refund or replacement or get a free anchoring kit.
Other than that, there have been over 50 recalls of IKEA products in the last 10 years in the US alone. It’s earliest recall in the US was for the SNUTTIG soft toys which were recalled for the possibility of the seams opening up and exposing small children to plastic beads.
There have been recalls of products across a variety of product lines. The RUND glasses and mugs were recalled in 2011, the SULTAN HEIDAL spring mattress was recalled in 2010, SMILA wall lamps in 2013 due to strangulation hazards, and even Chocolate!
Funnily enough, products that are recalled in one market are sometimes not recalled in others. The most famous example was the MALM drawers, which were recalled in almost all markets except for Australia.
Of course, product recalls are not just restricted to IKEA. Other companies of similar size have had their own problems keeping up with safety of their wares and having to do nationwide recalls.
To find out all the products that have been recalled by IKEA in your country and why, go to these country specific pages on the IKEA website:
IKEA Product recalls in the USA.
IKEA Product recalls in the UK.
IKEA Product recalls in Australia.
IKEA Products recalls in Canada.
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