CPSC-WARNING-25-039 (11-14-2024) (CPSC-PR-2411) (Product Warning Notices)
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using iFanze Area Rugs Due to Fire Hazard; Violations of the Federal Regulations for Rug Flammability; Sold on Walmart.com
Name of Product:
iFanze Area Rugs
Hazard:
The rugs fail to comply with federal safety regulation for rug flammability.
Consumer Action:
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the iFanze Area Rugs immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous rugs.
Product Safety Warning Date: November 14, 2024
Product Safety Warning Details
Description:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using iFanze Area Rugs because they pose a fire hazard. The rugs fail to comply with federal safety regulation for rug flammability.
The CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the importer, Asell Internation Inc., of Industry, California, but the firm has not been responsive to CPSC’s request for a recall of this product.
The rugs were sold online at Walmart.com from September 2023 through September 2024 for about $25. The rugs are gray and white, and measure 5 feet by 8 feet. The top is a shaggy pile texture, and the back has a memory foam-like texture. There are black polka-dots and starlike figures on the back.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the iFanze Area Rugs immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous rugs.
Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
Sold At:
The rugs were sold online at Walmart.com from September 2023 through September 2024 for about $25.
Importer(s): Asell Internation Inc., of Industry, California
Product Safety Warning Number: 25-039
CPSC-WARNING-25-039 (11-14-2024)