Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores SmartSpace Papasan Chairs

Description: Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores Recall SmartSpace Chairs Due to Fall Hazard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2008 Release #08-406 Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 739-4120 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores Recall SmartSpace? Chairs Due to Fall Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: SmartSpace? Papasan Chairs Units: About 6,000 Importer: Jo-Ann Stores Inc., of Hudson, Ohio Hazard: The chairs were sold without a warning label instructing consumers to lock the chair’s legs before sitting. This poses a fall hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Jo-Ann has received five reports of chairs collapsing when the legs were not locked. No injuries have been reported. Description: This recall involves the SmartSpace? Papasan chair. The silver metal frame chair has a circular fabric seat that sits on a 10-inch-tall base. The fabric seat used with the papasan chairs were sold in purple, pacific, lime yellow and gray. A hangtag on the chair reads “Smartspace Papasan Chair - 1 piece.” Sold at: Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores nationwide from June 2008 through September 2008 for about $25. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the chair until a warning label, instructing consumers to engage the legs in the locked position before use, has been obtained from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Jo-Ann Stores at (888) 739-4120 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or send an email to [email protected] [Learn More]