Tauber chairs
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 28, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 28, 2023the latest report was made
- Feb 28, 2023the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Tauber
- Maker
- V4 FurnitureMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ChairsChairs without a type of their ownCPSC’s product type: Chairs, Other or Not Specified (code 4074), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2023 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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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Emergency room Made Feb 28, 2023, sent to the company Mar 8, 2023, published by CPSC Mar 22, 2023
The product, in the report: Tauber Genuine Leather Executive Chair (bought by my wife [REDACTED] as a Christmas present) See More by Red Barrel Studio® NOTE: probably most or all the leather chairs made by China and shipped to the US have this chemical allergen problem. [REDACTED]
I received a new leather chair from Wayfair over Christmas. After assemblling and sitting in it the first week of January, my back started burning and blistering. Photos of my back showed the rash matching where my shirted back contacted the leather. I discontinued using the chair, and researched chemicals. Dimethyl Fumarate (DMF) is a common biocide put into dessicant packets by Chinese furniture and leather goods manufacturer to prevent mold. BUT, they don’t label the packets as containing DMF, or anything. DMF was banned by the EU in 2009 for this exact chemical allergen problem, which they called ‘Toxic Sofa’. DMF also was labelled the 2011 Allergen of the Year by the [REDACTED]. As a Disabled Veteran I contacted my PCP at the VA asking to see a dermatologist and explaining I am reacting to DMF, something of which the doctors aren’t aware. They told me to go to Urgent Care. First visit, misdiagnosed as inflamation. Prescription did not solve problem. About ten days later, with a worsening condition, I went to Urgent Care again, misdiagnosis was bacterial infection. Antibiotics didn’t help. Problem got worse. Begging the VA for a dermatology consult, their backlog forced me to go to the Emergency Room. Misdiagnosis: Scabies. Prescription made it even worse. Each of the preceding doctors had NOT known about DMF and misdiagnosed me. Only the following dermatologist knew it was a chemical allergen reaction and prescribed correctly (3 weeks after I first sought treatment). Recovery is still ongoing. Through conversations with others, I have identified two other people who suffered the same allergen reaction to new leather furniture. This isn’t just about Wayfair. They took their chair back. It’s about ALL leather furniture and shoes being shipped from China using DMF as a biocide and where the chemical use is NOT identified, nor is there any health warning. Read this: [REDACTED] and this [REDACTED] and this video describes the problem in detail (26:00) [REDACTED}.
- Model
- Tauber Genuine Leather Executive Chair
- UPC
- none
- Serial number
- none
- Bought from
- wayfair.com
- Bought
- Dec 16, 2022
- Where
- Montesano, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 66, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Tauber, made or sold by V4 Furniture
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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.
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Sources
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.