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• CPSC Sets New Furniture Federal Furniture Standards to Prevent Child Tipover Injuries and Deaths

  October 31, 2022

  Russell Maas

  Following nearly 500 child deaths since 2000, the CPSC has put in place new mandatory stability standards for some furniture prone to tipping over, such as dressers and chests of drawers.

• Boppy Infant Head and Neck Support Accessories Recall: Suffocation Risk

  July 24, 2019

  Russell Maas

  About 14,000 infant head support cushions are being recalled because they may pose a suffocation risk.

• Despite Tip-Over Injury Risks, Furniture Anchors Not Widely Used: Report

  November 7, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A new Consumer Reports survey finds only about a quarter of consumers use anchors to secure furniture that could tip over and cause injury.

• TV or Furniture Tip-Over Problems Continue to Cause Injuries, Deaths: Consumer Reports

  March 26, 2018

  Russell Maas

  Consumer Reports calls for mandatory furniture standards to prevent child injuries from tip-over accidents.

• IKEA Dresser Tipping Over Resulted in Eighth Child Death, Leading to Reannouncement of Recall

  November 27, 2017

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC is warning the public to heed an IKEA dresser recall issued last year following reports that an eighth child has died after a tip-over accident involving the dressers.

• IKEA Recalls Over 35 Million Children and Adult Furniture Pieces After Several Fatalities

  June 28, 2016

  Russell Maas

  Millions of IKEA chests and dressers have been recalled due to the risk that they could tip over on children and crush them.