IKEA is recalling about 7,000 MATVRÅ Infant Bibs. The snap on the bibs can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. The firm received two reports of the snaps on the bibs detaching. Neither incident occurred in the United States. No injuries have been reported. The bibs were sold in a two-pack containing one blue and one red bib with snaps at the back of the neck. The blue bib has a green seam along the outside with white polka dots. The red bib has a yellow seam along the outside with red polka dots. MATVRÅ, IKEA, and the IKEA logo are printed on a white tag on the back of the bib. The bibs were sold exclusively at IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from Aug. 2019 through Sep. 2019 for about $2. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bibs and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund. Consumers can also contact IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 anytime, or go visit www.ikea-usa.com and click on “Product Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information.
About 1,800 Mercane WideWheel Electric Kick Scooters are being recalled by Fluid Freeride. The brake caliper can fail causing the rider to lose control and suffer serious bodily harm, posing fall and injury hazards. The foldable electric scooters are gray aluminum alloy and have four-inch-wide wheels. “WideWheel” and “Mercane” are printed on the scooter’s platform. The recalled scooters have a single 500W motor with an 8.8Ah battery or dual 500W motors with a 13.2Ah battery. The firm has received 15 reports of brake failure and four reports of injuries including two bloody knees, lower back bruises, and a sprained ankle. The scooters were sold online at fluidfreeride.com, Amazon.com, and ebay.com from Oct. 2018 through Sep. 2019 for between $1000.00 and $1200.00. Consumers should immediately stop using the electric scooters and contact Fluid Freeride for a free repair. The company is contacting all known purchasers directly. Call Fluid Freeride toll-free at 855-949-0192 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, e-mail support@fluidfreeride.com, or go to www.fluidfreeride.com and click on “Recall” at the top of the page for more information.
E&E is recalling about 1,800 INK+IVY Renu dressers. The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or injuries to children. No incidents of injuries have been reported. The dressers are made from multi-colored pine wood, have three drawers, and metal legs. Each is about 36 inches tall and weighs about 73 pounds. The INK+IVY brand name can be found on a hanging tag attached to a dresser drawer. The dressers were sold online on bedbathandbeyond.com, jcpenney.com, kohls.com, macys.com, olliix.com, overstock.com, and wayfair.com from Jan. 2017 through Sep. 2019 for about $350. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dressers unless properly anchored to the wall and place them in an area that children cannot access. Contact E&E for a full refund with free dresser pick-up or a free tip-over restraint kit and a one-time free in-home installation of the kit. Consumers can also choose to receive a pre-paid packaging label to ship their recalled dresser back to E&E for a full refund check or a $400 Designerliving.com store credit. Call E&E toll-free at 844-701-5979 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit www.ee1994.com and click on “Recall” for more information.
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