Pergo floors or flooring materials
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 14, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Aug 14, 2019the latest report was made
- Oct 18, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Pergo
- Maker
- MOHAWK INDMakers, 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 (1)
“Pergo Flooring”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2019 | 1 |
| October 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 2 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Aug 14, 2019, sent to the company Aug 22, 2019, published by CPSC Sep 13, 2019
The product, in the report: Pergo Max laminate Spring Hill Oak
I purchased Pergo Spring Hill Oak laminate flooring from Lowes in West Windsor, NJ. It was installed in my condo on November 6 and 7, 2017. On the second day of installation I experienced difficulty in breathing, by November 9, 2017 I was taken by ambulance to Princeton Plainsboro Hospital and have been on steroids and albuterol ever since, with severe throat irritation.
I am going to change out the floor, I have two packages unopened and the label on the front has a FloorScore certified, on the reverse side of the label, which does not show, there is a warning for Minnesota residents that this product emits formaldehyde.
I have seen several doctors who seem to want me on medication and not find what the cause is. At the onset of my problem, my then nephrologist Dr. Wei of the Princeton Medical Group indicated it was an allergy.
- Model
- Spring Hill Oak
- Bought from
- Lowe’s
- Bought
- Oct 7, 2017, about then
- Where
- Plainsboro, New Jersey: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 54, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Pergo, made or sold by MOHAWK IND
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Oct 18, 2017, sent to the company Oct 26, 2017, published by CPSC Nov 9, 2017
The product, in the report: Laminate flooring, Springhill and Boyer Elm by Pergo owned by Unilin and Mohawk. I installed approximately 500 sq.feet of this laminate flooring both in my bedroom and living room plus short hallway.
In October and November of 2016 I purchased and installed Pergo laminate flooring made by Unilin company and also known as Mohawk flooring. Several months later I began to have cold like symptoms and developed skin pimple like eruptions on my little finger and lower arm that persisted until I tore up the floors in August of 2017. The upper respiratory distress and green phlegm it produced were supposedly treated by three different rounds of zithromyacin which did not cure the symptoms. Finally in June of 2017 my physician told me she believed I was suffering from an allergy. By this time I was no longer able to walk my usual two miles on most days due to chest tightness and difficulty breathing. So after walking through my house trying to figure out what I had purchased recently, of course the floors became the obvious culprit for causing my symptoms. These symptoms all went away gradually after I tore out the floors. After very close examination of the flyer that came with the flooring product, in a small print paragraph at the very bottom of the flyer labeled” For Minnesota Residents Only” was listed ALL of the symptoms I had been suffering for many months: itchy red eyes, cough, skin irritation, respiratory difficulty, etc. That warning was NOT on the flyer the consumer could see, but on the underside of the flyer included with the flooring and not able to be read before purchase of this flooring. In fact on the flyer that was visible to the consumer in very large bold print it read MADE IN USA so I was tricked into believing it was also safe because of that word choice. Had the warning and words “contains formaldehyde” been on the visible portion of the flyer I would not have purchased their product.
I spent $1440.00 on the floors and neither Lowe’s who sold the flooring nor Pergo (Mohawk/Unilin) will stand behind their product and refund me my money. They claim that the product meets California Carb regulations and therefore can be legally sold. But I could not live in my home for months without illness, so how good are the regulations?
- Model
- Springhill and Boyer Elm laminate flooring by Pergo
- Bought from
- Lowe’s Store
- Bought
- Oct 20, 2016
- Where
- Oak Harbor, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 72, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Pergo Flooring, made or sold by MOHAWK IND
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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