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Value City Furniture-Madrid sofas and couches

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 16, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jun 16, 2012the latest report was made
  • Jun 16, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Value City Furniture-Madrid
Maker
VALUE CITY FURNITUREMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Sofas and couchesCPSC’s product type: Sofas, Couches, Davenports, Divans or Studio Couches (code 679), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture

By month

1 report from July 2011 to June 2012; the most in June 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
June 20121

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.

Source:

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

  1. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Jun 16, 2012, sent to the company Jun 27, 2012, published by CPSC Jul 12, 2012

    The product, in the report: Leather Sofa from Value City Furniture, Cleveland OH. Model Madrid black 2 piece sectional Retailer mentioned it was manufactured in USA but the sofa has a label underneath that says Made in CHina

    We bought a leather sofa from Value City Furniture in Cleveland Ohio (model name Madrid black 2 piece sectional) about three months ago. Ever since we had this sofa both me and my wife started getting very itchy skin rashes all over our body. The rashes appeared mainly on parts of our body that would have contact with the sofa. It also started getting more frequent with the summer months with hot weather. We now have marks all over our arms, back and legs.

    We weren’t sure what caused this in the beginning and also pest control to have our apartment checked. They found nothing in our apartment.

    Finally, I started researching over the internet and found that leather sofas imported from China (which this sofa was) are shipped with anti-fungal agent called DMF which evaporates to the surface during use and causes skin reactions. These products were apparently banned in the European Union since 2009. I was wondering if these products have been reviewed in the US.

    Looking back last three months, all the events with our rashes were too coincidental not to be due to the leather sofa. Both me and my wife had the skin reaction right after we got the leather sofa. The frequency increased with warm weather in summer. The rashes are mild in the morning after we come out of bed, stays the same during the afternoon when we are at work and gets worse in the evening when we are back on the sofa watching TV.

    Model
    Madrid Black 2 piece sectional
    Serial number
    1493957
    Bought from
    Value City Furniture
    Bought
    Feb 9, 2012
    Where
    Mayfield Hts, Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 30, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Value City Furniture-Madrid, made or sold by VALUE CITY FURNITURE
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

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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.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

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