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3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 16, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Nov 16, 2020the latest report was made
  • Mar 16, 2015the earliest
  • 2with the company’s comments
Brand
Morningstar
Maker
Lumber Liquidators, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Floors or flooring materialsCPSC’s product type: Floors or Flooring Materials (code 1807), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Flooring
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)

“Morning Star Bamboo” and “morning star xd”

By month

1 report from December 2019 to November 2020; the most in November 2020, 1. 2 earlier reports, since March 2015, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
November 20201
March 20161
March 20151

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Nov 16, 2020, sent to the company Apr 6, 2021, published by CPSC Apr 27, 2021

    The product, in the report: Bamboo floor .

    Floors started cracking and buckling.

    Bought from
    lumber liquidators store
    Bought
    Jul 3, 2019, about then
    Where
    Ahoskie, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand morning star xd, made or sold by Lumber Liquidators, Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. Hospital admission

    Made Mar 18, 2016, sent to the company Mar 28, 2016, published by CPSC Apr 18, 2016

    The product, in the report: Morningstar Moso bamboo flooring from Lumber Liquidators

    We purchased Morningstar Moso bamboo flooring from Lumber Liquidators in December 2014 and had it installed with one of their recommended installers. The cost was about $10,000. We recently had our air quality tested because of some unexplained health issues with myself and my children. The formaldehyde level on our second floor and on the steps (where the flooring is installed) was 0.13 ppm. The air quality expert said that was well above the 0.05ppm max that is recommended in residences. In order to see if it was the flooring that was causing the increase, he took the meter to the garage, which was measuring 0 ppm. We then took an extra board that was in the garage and placed the meter next to it. The meter was immediately registering 0.12 ppm with just one board. I contacted Lumber Liquidators since this is their brand of bamboo and was told that they are being investigated for their laminate flooring, but not the bamboo. It also states on their website that they don’t have any safety standards that they need to follow for bamboo. The only recommendations that the air quality expert could give us (since we live in Florida & won’t be able to keep the windows open for very long in the summer), is to buy a $1200 IQAir Multigas air purifier or remove the flooring. We have decided to remove the flooring since there is no guarantee that the purifier will work and it is not a permanent solution. The bamboo flooring from this company needs to be tested and this Lumber Liquidators needs to be held responsible.

    Model
    Moso bamboo flooring
    Bought from
    Lumber Liquidators, Florida
    Bought
    Dec 18, 2014, about then
    Where
    Cape Coral, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 7, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Other Relative
    As this report names them
    Brand Morningstar, made or sold by Lumber Liquidators, Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  3. No one hurt

    Made Mar 16, 2015, sent to the company Mar 23, 2015, published by CPSC Apr 13, 2015

    The product, in the report: All of my common areas have bamboo flooring. The specific bamboo flooring I had installed is a private label brand sold exclusively through Lumber Liquidators

    On March 1st the CBS TV show “60 Minutes” did a special on Lumber Liquidators and how they are misrepresenting the safety of their flooring. The tests revealed the formaldehyde levels emitted from their flooring exceed the industry standard and standards set by many states. After seeing the story I hired a company to come to my home and test the air quality both VOC and Formaldehyde levels. On March 3rd 2015 Sunland Environmental Testing came to my home and spent over two hours taking air samples within the home. On March 10th 2015 the test results that were sent out to a certified and accredited lab determined the Formaldehyde levels are elevated at 83ng/L (66ppb). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has set a recommended exposure limit (REL) of 20 ng/L (16 parts per billion). Having two young daughters at home and knowing the side effects from formaldehyde exposure I am extremely concerned with the safety of having these floors in my home.

    Bought from
    Lumber Liquidators
    Bought
    Jul 13, 2014
    Where
    Paradise Valley, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Morning Star Bamboo, made or sold by Lumber Liquidators, Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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