Easy-Fold and Easy-Store Step Stools

February 22, 2010

Kikkerland Design Recalls Foldable Step Stools Sold By QVC Due to Fall Hazard

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Easy-Fold and Easy-Store Step Stools

Units: About 13,000

Distributor: Kikkerland Design Inc., of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The step stools can crack or break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received nine reports of the stools cracking or breaking, resulting in four reports of injuries including ankle sprains and contusions.

Description: This recall involves Kikkerland Easy-Fold and Easy-Store step stools. The tops of the foldable step stools have white polka dots and were sold as a set of two, including 9-inch and 15-inch stools. The grey 9-inch stool has a sticker with model number ZZ09-GR on the front, and the brown 15-inch stool has a sticker with model number ZZ08-BR on the front. Only stools sold by QVC are included in this recall.

Sold exclusively by: QVC televised shopping programs and toll-free number, at www.qvc.com and at QVC retail stores in Minnesota and Pennsylvania from May 2009 through November 2009 for about $40.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled step stools. If the step stools were purchased at a QVC store, consumers should return the product to any QVC store to receive a full refund. Consumers who purchased the step stools through a QVC television program or qvc.com were mailed instructions on how to receive a refund.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact QVC at 800.367.9444 between 7 AM and 1 AM ET daily, or visit the firm's Web site at www.qvc.com.

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.