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The death of two children in the United States have forced IKEA, the multinational furniture company to withdraw one of its famous chest of drawers – the Malm
Back in February 2014, two-year-old Curren Collas died after a Malm six-drawer dresser fell on him and pinned him against his bed, which ultimately killed him
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In the same year, a 23-month-old toddler from Washington died after a three-drawer Malm tipped over and collapsed on him
Neither units were anchored to the walls although they came with anchoring kits
The Malm series chest of drawers is sold here in Malaysia as well. From the 'Good to know' section, it clearly states the dresser should be fixed to the wall with the anchoring tools provided.
Malm series chest of drawers is priced from RM179 to RM449.
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According to Consumer Product Safety Comission (CPSC), one American child is killed every fortnightly from falling furniture
While IKEA is calling this exercise a 'recall', consumers aren't supposed to return the furniture. Instead, they can pick up a free anchoring kit for faulty units
CPSC chairman Elliot Kaye also called on IKEA to make better and more stable furniture
There is no word yet on the recall of Malm chest of drawers by IKEA Malaysia yet
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