MillerKnoll Inc. 2022-10-06 Kitchen safe CPSC
Kitchen · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-23701
Eames Desk Units and Eames Storage Units Recall
Issued October 6, 2022 · MillerKnoll Inc. · 700 units affected
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The surface paint on the tan side panels of the desks and storage units contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban, posing a lead poisoning hazard. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using Eames Desk Units and Eames Storage Units right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact MillerKnoll Inc. to arrange your refund. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Refund): Consumers should stop using the recalled desks and storage units immediately. Contact MillerKnoll for either a full refund and free pickup of the desks and storage units, or to receive a free repair kit that includes a replacement panel requiring a screwdriver and a needle nose plier for consumers to install. MillerKnoll is contacting all purchasers directly.
Recall details
- Brand
- MillerKnoll Inc.
- Category
- Kitchen
- Recall date
- October 6, 2022
- Units affected
- 700
- Sold at
- Herman Miller and Design Within Reach stores nationwide and online at store.hermanmiller.com, dwr.com and other websites from October 2020 through March 2022 for between $800 and $4,000.
- Recall number
- CPSC-23701
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- MillerKnoll Inc. has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 296 Kitchen recalls in our database.
- 700 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 187,143 US households.
- This is the 38th Kitchen recall we've logged in 2022.