Printer’s desk dressers, desks and chests
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 13, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 13, 2012the latest report was made
- Mar 13, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Printer’s desk
- Maker
- WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Dressers, desks and chestsIncluding bureaus and buffetsCPSC’s product type: Desks, Dressers, Chests, Bureaus, or Buffets (code 604), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention 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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Hurt, no treatment Made Mar 13, 2012, sent to the company Mar 21, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 13, 2012
The product, in the report: Printer’s desk from Pottery Barn
In January 2012 I purchased the Printer’s desk from Pottery Barn. I noticed right away that something was volatilizing off of the desk. The bedroom where the desk is located had such a strong odor that we could no longer use the room. I tried opening windows, baking soda in the drawers, air filters in the room, and even putting house plants in the room to filter the air. I love the desk size and design and really hoped the odor would dissipate
Last Sun I could not avoid working at the computer on this desk any longer. I spent 45 min working on taxes. In that time my throat started to ache, my eyes started to burn and even my face stared to burn. After this I called Pottery Barn and demanded they take thy desk back. They agreed and said I would be contacted on Monday. I have not yet heard from them.
I am a PhD Organic chemist. I have worked in college and industrial labs for many years and have never had such an acute reaction to a chemical. It is clear that the coating or resin is not adequately cured and VOCs are being released. I am really afraid to find out what the voc’s are.
I just want this desk out of my house before we really get sick. Please warn others to be ware of this issue.
Thank you.
- Bought from
- Pottery Barn on-line
- Bought
- Jan 9, 2012
- Where
- Lake Charles, Louisiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 43, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Printer’s desk, made or sold by WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.