BED Online Magazine - The Bed Blog - We are crazy about beds. » argos http://bedzine.com/blog Your source for BED related stuff on the internet Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:52:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Beware of the Toxic Leather Sofas http://bedzine.com/blog/bed-furniture/sofas-and-futons/beware-of-the-toxic-leather-sofas/ http://bedzine.com/blog/bed-furniture/sofas-and-futons/beware-of-the-toxic-leather-sofas/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:45:57 +0000 brian yalung http://bedzine.com/blog/?p=12136 Leather preference for sofa lovers are in for a surprise. While we all know that today, leather based sofas are racking in millions due to consumer preference, be aware of the end-results that can occur if you are not careful in determining what materials they come in.

This sofa which is said to be from China (again!), uses certain chemicals that can cause burns and eye problems. Much of these sofas are distributed by Land of Leather, Walmsleys and Argos.

The furniture, from China, is thought to contain a chemical which can cause burns and may be linked to some deaths.

Argos said it made recalls, Walmsleys and Land of Leather gave refunds.

As well as recalling about 30,000 sofas they had sold, Argos also said it had refunded customers.

So if you happen to buy leather sofas from any of these outlets, check out your sofa. Avoid the inconvenience brought by these defective and health hazard bringing leather sofas to your fold.

You can watch the video here.

(Source) BBC News

Beware of the Toxic Leather Sofas

]]> http://bedzine.com/blog/bed-furniture/sofas-and-futons/beware-of-the-toxic-leather-sofas/feed/ 0 Beware of the Argos Bari Sofa http://bedzine.com/blog/bed-furniture/sofas-and-futons/beware-of-the-argos-bari-sofa/ http://bedzine.com/blog/bed-furniture/sofas-and-futons/beware-of-the-argos-bari-sofa/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:10:45 +0000 brian yalung http://bedzine.com/blog/?p=9198 China is in the news once again! No, its not about the Olympics but another issue regarding one of their products. The Argos Bari Sofa has been identified as a furniture that can give owners potential health hazards such as allergic reactins that lead to skin diseases by simply sitting on these sofas.

Apparently all these were traced to the manufacturing state of these sofas.

Argos Bari Sofa

Hospitals across northern Europe have treated thousands of patients with symptoms which appeared to range from skin cancer and chemical burns to severe eczema.

A study in Sweden has concluded that the skin conditions were a reaction to the gas created during the sublimation of a chemical called dimethyl fumarate. Sublimation is the conversion of a solid to a gas without passing through a liquid state.

Source

So just when everything was getting pretty quiet for the Chinese, they are once again in the news for some product manufacturing offering.

The next time you sit on your sofa, check out the brand and its point of origin. Don’t wait for something like this to happen!

Beware of the Argos Bari Sofa

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