CPSC recall 04-202, announced August 19, 2004, covers Meco Kid's Essentials Five-Piece Folding Furniture Set (about 3,800 units). The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children. The notice reports no incidents. Consumers should stop using this red chair immediately and contact the firm for instructions on returning the red chair and receiving a free replacement chair. Recall contact: call (800) 251-7558, or go to www.meco.net.
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Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
"Meco" or "Samsonite" brand names are also printed on the seat label.
Which products are included?
The recalled product is a red folding chair with a metal frame and vinyl padded seat back and base. The chair was sold as a part of a five-piece juvenile table furniture set with a green table, blue chair, yellow chair, green chair, and red chair. Only the red chairs with model numbers 11-88-3E1 and 11-88S3E1 and date codes H3, B4, D4 or E4 printed underneath the seat bottom are included in the recall. "Meco" or "Samsonite" brand names are also printed on the seat label.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhat to look for
- Model numbers
- 2 listed, all starting with
11-88. Yours must match one exactly. - Also in the notice
- Date codes. Compare these as well.
- Where to look
the seat bottom
andthe seat label
(the notice’s words)- When sold
- July 2003 through June 2004
- Price paid
- $25 to $40
Why it was recalled
The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children.
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
Official remedy
Consumers should stop using this red chair immediately and contact the firm for instructions on returning the red chair and receiving a free replacement chair.
What to do now
- Check the label. Compare your model number with the 2 listed in this recall, then check the date codes the notice lists.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call (800) 251-7558, or go to www.meco.net.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Brand
- Meco
- Manufacturer
- Meco Corp., of Greeneville, Tenn.
- Product type
- Chairs & stools
- Recall number
- 04-202
- Units
- About 3,800
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- Furniture and wholesale club stores nationwide, from July 2003 through June 2004, for between $25 and $40.
Kid's Essentials Five-Piece Folding Furniture Set
CPSC product type: Chairs, Stools & Benches
This recall in context
Compared with the 129 chair recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 3,800 units: the 73rd-largest of 119 chair recalls that state a unit count. The median is 7,000 units.
- Hazard
- Poisoning: named in 2 of 129 chair recalls.
- Brand history
- Meco is named in 4 CPSC notices in this index, from 1995 to 2005. This recall is the 2nd. The one before: Meco charcoal smokers (95-131, Jun 1995). 2 of them are chair recalls.
- Time on sale
- 12 months. Recalled 2 months after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
Call Meco at (800) 251-7558 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit Meco's website at www.meco.net
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
Know someone who has one?
Recalls only work when owners hear about them. Send this notice to family or friends who might own the same product.
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