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IKEA give no solutions to "problematic dressers" on time

July 12, 2016 7 Years ago

IKEAstillhasnotmadeafinaldecisiononwhethertoextendarecallintoChina,onadresserthat'sbeenblamedforseveralaccidentaldeathsoverseas.

TheSwedishcompanycontactedqualityinspectionauthoritiesinChinaonFridayandhadpromisedadecisionbyMonday.

Currently,IKEAstoresonthemainlandaredividedontheirrefundpolicies,eventhoughthecompanysentamessagetoconsumerssayingthedresserscouldbereturnedtostoresiftheycouldnotbyfirmlyattachedtoawallinthebuyer'shome.

Thecompanyorderedarecallofits"Malm"dressersinNorthAmericaafterseveralaccidentswherethepieceoffurnituretippedover.ThedefecthasresultedinthedeathsofsixchildrenintheUSandCanada.

ThecompanycameunderfireinChina,asthecountrywasnotincludedintherecall.IKEAstatedthatthedressermeetsallsafetystandardsinChina,andnoaccidentshavebeenreportedinthecountry.

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