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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 908-8308 |
| March 9, 2005 | CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
| Release #05-129 |
CPSC, Shaw Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Carpet Sold at Menards Stores
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Shaw Industries' "Southern Breezes" Wall-to-Wall Carpet
Units: About 5,000 square yards (about 700 individual units) of carpet
Manufacturer: Shaw Industries Inc., of Dalton, Ga.
Hazard: Due to a manufacturing error, an uneven application of a latex
pre-coat treatment containing a flame retardant was applied to the
carpet backing. As a result, the carpet does not meet flammability
standards as required under the federal Flammable Fabrics Act. The
carpet could ignite, posing a serious risk of burn injuries to
consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled wall-to-wall carpet was manufactured by Shaw
Industries exclusively for sale by Menard Inc. in its Menards stores.
The recalled carpet was sold under the Menard style number 75123 and
style name "Southern Breezes" in the colors Toast, Midnight and Clove.
Sold at: Certain Menards stores in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin from April
2004 through June 1, 2004 for $0.88 per square foot.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers with recalled carpet should contact Shaw Industries to
arrange for free replacement carpeting and installation. The list of
stores where the recalled carpeting was sold is attached.
Consumer Contact: Contact Shaw Industries at (800) 441-7429 between 8
a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Menards stores that sold the recalled carpet:
Batavia, IL 300 N. Randall Road Batavia, IL 60510-9218
Bolingbrook, IL 290 N. Bolingbrook Dr. Bolingbrook, IL 60440-2380
Bradley, IL 1260 Christine Drive Bradley, IL 60915-1276
Crystal Lake, IL 4850 Route 14 Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Cherry Valley, IL 2001 S. Perryville Road Rockford, IL 61112
Homewood, IL 17545 S. Halsted Homewood, IL 60430-2005
Moline, IL 4100 Tenth Street Drive Moline, IL 61265
Naperville, IL 715 Fort Hill Drive Naperville, IL 60540
Normal, IL 900 Greenbriar Drive Normal, IL 61761
Peoria, IL 2211 West Pioneer Parkway Peoria, IL 61615-1831
Peru, IL 5353 Mahoney Drive Peru, IL 61354
Springfield, IL 3325 Veterans Parkway Springfield, IL 62704
Sterling, IL 3800 East Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081-9758
Sycamore, IL 1825 Mercantile Drive Sycamore, IL 60178
Avon, IN 10555 E. US Hwy 36 Avon, IN 46123
Elkhart, IN 601 E. Windsor Avenue Elkhart, IN 46514-5564
Fishers, IN 7145 East 96th Street Indianapolis, IN 46250
Merrillville, IN 6300 Mississippi Street Merrillville, IN 46410
Michigan City, IN 5260 South Franklin Michigan City, IN 46360
Mishawaka, IN 365 West University Drive Mishawaka, IN 46545-1100
Valparaiso, IN 351 Silhavy Road Valparaiso, IN 46383
Ankeny, IA 2505 S. Delaware Avenue Ankeny, IA 50021
Clive, IA 12000 Hickman Road Clive, IA 50325 Council
Bluffs, IA 3200 Manawa Centre Drive Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Des Moines, IA 6000 SE 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50320-1703
Fort Dodge, IA 3319 5th Avenue South Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Iowa City, IA 1375 Hwy 1 West Iowa City, IA 52246
West Burlington, IA 922 West Agency Road West Burlington, IA 52655
Battle Creek, MI 12765 Harper Village Dr., Suite 200 Battle Creek, MI 49104
Comstock Park, MI 4151 Alpine Avenue Comstock, MI 49321-9705
Kalamazoo, MI 6800 West Main Street Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Lansing-West, MI 8505 Delta Market Drive Lansing, MI 48917
Brooklyn Park, MN 7800 Lakeland Avenue N. Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Cambridge, MN 2355 2nd Avenue SE Cambridge, MN 55008
Coon Rapids, MN 3045 Main Street Coon Rapids, MN 55448
Cottage Grove, MN 9000 East Point Douglas Rd. Cottage Grove, MN 55016-4019
Dundas, MN 100 Schilling Drive South Dundas, MN 55019
Hutchinson, MN 1525 Montreal Street SE Hutchinson, MN 55350
Mankato, MN 1771 Premier Drive Mankato, MN 56001
Maplewood, MN 2280 Maplewood Drive Maplewood, MN 55109
Stillwater, MN 5800 Krueger Lane North Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
St. Cloud, MN 251 10th Avenue South Waite Park, MN 56387
Bellevue, NE 10501 S 21st Street Bellevue, NE 68123-3500
Grand Isle, NE 3620 West State Street Grand Isle, NE 68803-2344
Fargo, ND 1300 13th Avenue East West Fargo, ND 58078
Grand Forks, ND 3550 32nd Avenue South Grand Forks, ND 58201
Sioux Falls-East, SD 110 N. Highline Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57110
Sioux Falls-West, SD 3001 South Shirley Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Appleton-East, WI 3300 E. Express Court Appleton, WI 54915-3277
Appleton-West, WI 5105 Integrity Way Grand Chute, WI 54913
Green Bay-East, WI 2560 Steffens Court Green Bay, WI 54311-4504
Janesville, WI 2700 Pontiac Place Janesville, WI 53545
Kenosham WI 7330 74th Place Kenosha, WI 53142-3523
Marinette, WI 2080 Old Peshtigo Road Marinette, WI 54143
Milwaukee, WI 8365 North 76th Street Milwaukee, WI 53223
Oak Creek, WI 6800 South 27th Street Oak Creek, WI 53154-1336
Onalaska, WI 1301 Sand Lake Road Onalaska, WI 54650
Oshkosh, WI 2351 Westowne Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54904
Racine, WI 3101 South Oakes Street Sturtevant, WI 53177
Rhinelander, WI 2221 North Stevens Road Rhinelander, WI 54501
Rice Lake, WI 2920 Decker Drive Rice Lake, WI 54868
To View this Recall online, go to our website at:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05129.html
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