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CPSC, Meco Corp. Announce Recall of Red Chairs from Children's Furniture Sets

Date: August 19, 2004
Company: Meco Corp., of Greeneville, Tenn.
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Consumers should stop using this red chair immediately and contact the firm for instructions on returning the red chair and receiving a free replacement chair.

Affected Products

The recalled product is a red folding chair with a metal frame and vinyl padded seat back and base. The chair was sold as a part of a five-piece juvenile table furniture set with a green table, blue chair, yellow chair, green chair, and red chair. Only the red chairs with model numbers 11-88-3E1 and 11-88S3E1 and date codes H3, B4, D4 or E4 printed underneath the seat bottom are included in the recall. "Meco" or "Samsonite" brand names are also printed on the seat label.

Why Was This Recalled?

The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About Meco Corp., of Greeneville, Tenn.

Meco Corp., of Greeneville, Tenn. has 2 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report