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11/14/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/14/2024 08:07

CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using iFanze Area Rugs Due to Fire Hazard; Violations of the Federal Regulations for Rug Flammability; Sold on Walmart.com

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Name of Product:
iFanze Area Rugs
Hazard:

The rugs fail to comply with federal safety regulation for rug flammability.

Consumer Action:

CPSC urges consumers to stop using the iFanze Area Rugs immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous rugs.

Product Safety Warning Date:
November 14, 2024

Product Safety Warning Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using iFanze Area Rugs because they pose a fire hazard. The rugs fail to comply with federal safety regulation for rug flammability.

The CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the importer, Asell Internation Inc., of Industry, California, but the firm has not been responsive to CPSC's request for a recall of this product.

The rugs were sold online at Walmart.com from September 2023 through September 2024 for about $25. The rugs are gray and white, and measure 5 feet by 8 feet. The top is a shaggy pile texture, and the back has a memory foam-like texture. There are black polka-dots and starlike figures on the back.

CPSC urges consumers to stop using the iFanze Area Rugs immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous rugs.

Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.

Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissionersto search for statements related to this or other topics.

Sold At:
The rugs were sold online at Walmart.com from September 2023 through September 2024 for about $25.
Product Safety Warning Number:
25-039

Note: Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.

If you experienced a safety incident with this product, report it to CPSC on SaferProducts.gov

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About the U.S. CPSC

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.

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