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CPSC and S.I.T. Announce Recall of Plastic Stack Chairs

Home product recall 03-051. Announced by CPSC on Dec 11, 2002.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Dec 11, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The chairs can collapse during use, causing the consumer to suffer injuries from falls.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should stop using these plastic chairs immediately and contact S.I.T. to receive a refund.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers can contact S.I.T. toll-free at (800) 611-4664 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

This recall involves “Cometa” green and white plastic stack chairs. UPC numbers 0-82294-319754 (white) and 0-82294-319785 (green) are located on a label on the front of the chair. “Made in Italy” and “Not Recommended for Use on Polished or Smooth Surfaces” are also printed on the label.

About 80,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Plastic Stack Chairs.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Numbers to check against yours

  • UPC 082294319754
  • UPC 082294319785
Source:

Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.

Who made and sold it?

  • Imported by S.I.T. Inc., Quincy, Mass.
  • Drug stores sold the plastic stack chairs nationwide, from April 2000 through September 2002, for between $4 and $6.
  • Made in Italy, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

S.I.T. has received two reports of the chairs collapsing. No injuries have been reported.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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