READ THIS NEXT: If You Bought This at Lowe’s or Home Depot, Stop Using It Now, Officials Warn. Similar to food and beverage items, rules and regulations are in place for manufacturers to protect consumers from products that could potentially cause injury to anyone using them. Unfortunately, authorities may only learn of dangerous items after being distributed and sold to customers, leading to recalls. Last month, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx parent company TJX Companies Inc. pulled certain chocolate products marketed as being vegan from its stores’ shelves after they were found to contain milk, posing a significant health risk to those with dairy allergies. And in February, the company recalled several different versions of its Festive Lights Hanukkah Menorah after there were three reports of the items catching fire while holding lit candles, according to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC). Now, the retailers have pulled yet another product due to safety concerns.
On June 16, the CPSC announced that TJX Companies was recalling nest swing egg chairs sold at Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, and Homesense stores. According to the agency’s notice, the affected items were sold under the Martha Stewart and Tommy Bahama brand names at retail locations nationwide from December 2018 through April 2022 and cost between $300 and $350. The CPSC says customers can identify the hanging chairs by checking the product’s hangtag for the style numbers PMK-6501, PMK-6503, PMK-6503-N, PMK-6505, PMK-6506, PMK-6507, PMK-6508, PMK-6509, or PMK-6510. In total, about 30,600 units are affected by the recall.
RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. Unfortunately, the furniture is plagued by more than just a simple defect. According to the CPSC, TJX Companies decided to pull the product from shelves after customers reported 27 incidents of the chairs collapsing or falling over while in use. This includes 19 reports of injuries ranging from “cuts, scrapes, [and] soreness” to one account of broken ribs and a collapsed lung. The CPSC advises anyone who purchased the recalled hanging chair to stop using it immediately and return it to any Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, or Homesense store in exchange for a full refund or a store gift card of equal value. The company is also offering guidance on how best to take apart and dispose of the product to receive the refund.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Customers with questions can contact Marshalls at 888-627-7425 or visit the product’s recall page for more information; call T.J. Maxx at 800-926-6299 or consult the retailer’s recall notice for the chairs on its website; reach HomeGoods at 800-888-0776 or find more information on its own recall page; or call Homesense at 855-660-4663 or visit the store’s recall notices page. Each customer service line is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET on weekdays. Anyone with questions about the recall can also email the company at [email protected] READ THIS NEXT: Walmart Is Pulling This Product From Shelves, Effective Immediately.
