Official recall record
Furniture (Home drawer with a height of 762mm or above & Office filing cabinet only) (Home drawer with a height of 762mm or above & Office f (ref K23/HP/00062)
- Issuing authority
- OECD GlobalRecalls — KR
- Alert date
- 2023-09-21
- Country of alert
- Korea (Republic of)
What the authority reported
The content of formaldehyde exceeding the allowable level by ① 3.4, ② 3.7 times - Measured area: ① Back board + Bottom board of the drawer, ②Side board - measure value: ① 5.1 mg/L, ② 5.6 mg/L (Allowable level: an average of 1.5 mg/L or below); Inadequate stability (uniform load) (Measured area: Finished product) - Result: Toppled - Standard: When uniform load was applied to inside of all drawers, it shall not topple or fall; Inadequate stability (wall-mounting fittings) (Measured area: Finished product) - Result: Wall mounting fittings not attached or not provided - Standard: It either shall provide the wall mounting fittings or the furniture with the wall mounting fittings attached; Insufficient labelling - Product, structural member, surface treatment, manufacturer, caution in use missing ◇ Risk of visual impairment, skin breakdown, digestive and respiratory disorder if exposed to formaldehyde ◇ Risk of pinching a part of the body if it falls and inclines towards the front where a user stands ◇ Risk of providing wrong information
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-11-10.