CPSC and Southern Sales and Marketing Group Announce Recall of Plastic Lawn Chairs
Home product recall 96-178. Announced by CPSC on Aug 1, 1996.
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Announced by CPSC on Aug 1, 1996. 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?
Collapse
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
August 1, 1996 Release # 96-178 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Southern Sales and Marketing Group of Atlanta, Ga., is voluntarily recalling 900,000 plastic lawn chairs. The chair’s rear legs lack rubber feet and may spread or break, causing the chair to collapse.Southern Sales and Marketing Group is aware of 39 incidents involving these chairs, resulting in several injuries, ranging from minor bruises to back injuries.The “Perla,” “Althea,” and “Malibu” styles of whiteplastic lawn chairs measure 22 inches deep, 22 inches wide, and 32 inches high. Each chair bears a sticker label on the front of the seat which lists the chair style as well as the manufacturer’s name and address.Grocery and home supply stores, including Winn Dixie, Cub Foods, and Scotty’s, sold the lawn chairs nationwide from January 1992 through September 1995 for about $6. The 1996 styles of the chairs, which have rubber feet on the rear legs, are not being recalled.Consumers should stop using the lawn chairs and returnthem to the store where purchased for a full refund or replacement. For more information about this recall, consumers should contact Southern Sales and Marketing Group at (800) 729-5033
Althea plastic lawn chairs, Malibu plastic lawn chairs and Perla plastic lawn chairs.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Cub Foods.
- Made by Winn Dixie.
- Made by Scotty’s.
- Made by Southern Sales and Marketing Group.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- 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.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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