The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·24091·Announced 2024-01-25

Allegro Plastic Side Chairs Recalled Due to Fall Hazard

Clark Associates is recalling about 53,800 Allegro plastic side chairs because the chairs can break apart while in use, creating a fall hazard. The company has received 16 reports of chairs breaking apart, resulting in two injuries.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural risk-of-harm product (chairs breaking apart during use) that has resulted in two reported injuries. While no serious hospitalizations or deaths are documented in the source, the product poses a clear fall hazard and has already caused injury, placing it at the High level per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Clark Core Services LLC, doing business as Clark Associates of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is recalling approximately 53,800 Lancaster Table & Seating brand Allegro plastic side chairs. The chairs were sold in 14 colors and measure about 17 inches wide by 33 inches tall. They are made of glass-reinforced polypropylene and were sold in assembled form.

The plastic chairs can break apart while in use, posing a fall hazard to users. The company has received 16 reports of chairs breaking apart while in use, which have resulted in two injuries.

The chairs were distributed nationwide through Clark Pro and Clark National Accounts, as well as online through www.webstaurantstore.com and www.therestaurantstore.com from November 2020 through August 2023, priced between $45 and $66.

Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact Clark Associates for a full refund or store credit. Consumers should submit a photograph to Clark online at lancastertableandseating.com/recalls/allegro-side-chair-recall/ showing "DO NOT USE" marked in paint or thick permanent marker in a visible location on the chairs, then dispose of the product. Clark Associates is contacting all known purchasers directly. Consumers can reach Clark Associates toll-free at 844-895-5694 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday), by email at [email protected], or online at lancastertableandseating.com/recalls/allegro-side-chair-recall/, www.therestaurantstore.com, or www.webstaurantstore.com.

The recalled product

Product
Allegro plastic side chairs
Manufacturer
Clark Core Services LLC, d/b/a Clark Associates, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard
  • fall-hazard
  • structural-failure
  • breakage
Affected units
53,800

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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