Both plastic chairs have not passed the fire safety test, with shoppers being urged to "stop using them immediately". Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Shoppers have been issued an urgent safety warning after two homeware items were found to pose a potential risk of catching on fire. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has shared a recall for two plastic chairs sold from the brand Simpa.
Both chairs were sold online from Amazon and B&Q Marketplace. The recall covers the Simpa White Chair Base with a fabric cushion seat and also the Simpa Eiffel Inspired Dining Chair with a patchwork seat base. The chairs were found to pose a "medium" risk as they are "prone to setting on fire" if exposed to a naked flame.
Both chairs, which were sold prior to September 30, 2023, have been recalled as they did not pass the fire safety test. This means that they do not meet the requirements of The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988. They pose a danger to your home as the cover of the seat base could catch fire and melt, allowing the internal filling to also ignite and continue to flame.
It was also discovered that improvements to the marking and labelling were also needed. Due to the serious safety risk, customers have since been advised to "stop using the product immediately and dispose of it safely". Customers can find more information and organise a refund via the anything4home website here .
Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. It's not the only safety warning that shoppers have been issued over a product recently. Just last week, parents were warned that a popular baby toy at TK Maxx posed a "choking hazard" to little ones.
The high street retailer issued a recall for the mermaid shaped Dreamgro Lullaby Travel Soother due to a gold star decoration that could "easily detach". No other designs of the baby toy were affected by the recall. In other food recall news, popular crumpets from Rathbones Kear were recalled as they "may be unsafe to eat".
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) warned shoppers the crumpets "may contain small pieces of metal". The crumpets recall affected various packs sold at Waitrose and Morrisons. These include the The Best with Sourdough Crumpets, Morrisons Savers Crumpets and Morrisons Crumpets, all with a best before date of August 6 and August 7, 2024.
Meanwhile, the recall also affects one six pack of crumpets sold by Hovis that could be found at Waitrose. They also feature the best before date of August 6, 2024 and August 7, 2024. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond.
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