Recall Order Issued for 51 Products Including Furniture and Toys

Kukpyowon Announces Safety Investigation Results for 50 Key Product Safety Management Items

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[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The National Institute of Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it has issued recall orders for 51 products, including furniture.

On the 23rd, the institute stated that it conducted safety inspections from July to September on 1,005 products across 50 key product safety management categories such as furniture, toys, and light-emitting diode (LED) lighting fixtures.

For the 223 products found to be non-compliant, manufacturers and importers were ordered or recommended to recall the products depending on the severity of the violations.

Specifically, 51 products with the most serious defects violating safety standards such as hazardous chemicals, structural safety, and electric shock protection were ordered to be recalled and had their KC certification canceled.

The recalled products include 16 household items, 21 children's products, and 14 electrical products.

Among the 16 household items, 8 were furniture, 3 were indoor flooring materials, and 5 were other household goods. Of the 21 children's products, 18 were toys, chairs, and beds, while 3 were children's clothing.

Among the 14 electrical products, 5 had insufficient electric shock protection, 5 had fire or insulation issues, and 4 had device damage or other defects.

For 172 products with moderate or minor defects such as violations of mandatory labeling requirements including KC marks, manufacturing dates, and age usage, recall and improvement measures were recommended.

The institute disclosed information about the 51 recalled products on the Product Safety Information Center and the Happy Dream platform to prevent their distribution.

It also registered the products on the OECD Global Recall Portal as part of the hazardous product sales blocking system and international cooperation on product safety.

Furthermore, the institute plans to continue monitoring and blocking market distribution by sharing recall product information with consumer and civic groups as well as relevant ministries by product category.

The institute urged the public to report any unrecalled recalled products found to the National Petition System or the Korea Product Safety Management Institute.

Consumers using recalled products were also advised to request repair, exchange, or refund from the respective businesses.

Lee Seungwoo, head of the National Institute of Technology and Standards, said, "We plan to further strengthen safety management of the 50 key product categories due to high safety concerns and frequent accidents involving vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly."

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