Health Canada reminds Canadians of the dangers related to furniture… — recall 48907

Reported risk: Health Canada is reminding parents of the dangers of television, furniture and appliance tip-overs. Each year there are hundreds of incidents in Canada of furniture tipping over onto children under 10. Furniture or television tip-overs can cause serious head and internal injuries, suffocation, and even death. More than 70% of the reported television tip-over incidents in Canada happened to children between one and three years of age. Most incidents reported involved televisions, but Health Canada is also concerned about other pieces of furniture falling onto children, such as dressers and bookcases. Health Canada recommends buying only clothing storage furniture that meets the latest ASTM F2057 International Standard Safety Specification for Chests, Door Chests, and Dressers Consumer should check the label, visit the manufacturer's Web site, or ask the retailer to find out if the furniture piece selected meets this standard. Canadians who may have older pieces of furniture can visit their local hardware stores for readily available restraints or anchors. The restraints attach to a wall, framing or other support to help prevent tip-over entrapment hazards to young children. Some companies have offered retrofit kits for furniture, including wall anchor straps to prevent tipping. Consumers may wish to contact the manufacturer of furniture to see if such kits are available. Consumer products such as televisions and their stands, appliances and furniture like dressers and bookcases. Most recently, this includes: All Natart furniture manufactured between 2005-2009. Consumers can contact Natart Juvenile Inc. to receive a free retrofit kit by emailing the firm or calling at (819) 364-3189 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET , Monday through Friday. Million Dollar Baby Emily dressers distributed between 2006-2010 . Consumers can contact Million Dollar Baby to receive a free retrofit kit by visiting the firm's website and click on Safety HQ or call toll-free at (888) 673-6652 between 8:30 a.m. PT Monday through Friday.