At least 1300 bed sets sold by the Hooker Furniture Company of Martinsville, Virginia are being recalled. According to reports, the bed is a potential risk to children and may cause strangulation. There are gaps on the upper bunks that exceed the safety standards.

Names of Products: Bunk beds in the Albany Park, Swedish Accents, Mariner’s Landing and Chelsea’s Place youth bedroom groups.

Units: About 1,300

Importer: Hooker Furniture Corporation of Martinsville, Va.

Hazard: The bunk beds have gaps between parts of the upper bunk exceeding the space allowed by the federal bunk bed safety standard, posing a potential entrapment or strangulation hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

If you have bought this, you may contact Hooker Furniture directly at 877.705.8408 or go to its website.

The design of the bed has been corrected for future distribution.

(No photo available for the bunk beds)

Tags: albany_park, bunk_bed, entrapment, hooker_furniture_corporation, mariner, MATTRESS Kids, MATTRESS Safety, MATTRESS Shopping, strangulation_hazard, youth_bedroom

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