Dressers Sold Exclusively By Amazon Recalled Due To Tip-Over Hazard And Violations Of The STURDY Act

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of HallyBee Farmhouse Dressers due to tip-over and entrapment hazards. The dressers were sold exclusively on Amazon.com. According to the recall, the recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall. This poses a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in injuries or death to children. The dressers do not comply with the performance requirements of the STURDY Act.

Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the recalled HallyBee Farmhouse 5 Drawer Dressers if they are not properly anchored to a wall and place them in an area that children cannot access. The company is directing customers to write the word “recalled” on the top and all sides of the dresser and contact YKHallyBee for instructions to receive a full refund and submit a photo of you disposing of the product to the firm at yueke113@163.com.

No injuries have yet to be reported.

Understanding the STURDY Act 

Dresser and furniture tip-over accidents have claimed the lives of several children in the United States. Because of this, Congress has passed legislation requiring manufacturers to design their products with minimum safety standards to ensure that children are not harmed by falling dressers.

The STURDY Act, which stands for Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth, was signed into law in December 2022. Since then it has undergone several revisions and additions to make the law more comprehensive.

STURDY requires manufacturers to employ a voluntary standard that meets the following performance requirements to become a mandatory standard for protecting children up to 72 months old:

• tests for stability when the unit is placed on carpeting,
• tests for stability with loaded drawers and with multiple drawers open, and
• tests that simulate the weight of children up to 60 pounds interacting with the unit.

Furniture tip-over lawsuits 

The most famous example of a furniture tip-over lawsuit was a $46 million settlement paid to the family of Jozef Dudek who was two years old when an Ikea dresser fell on him and ended his life. In this case, the size of the settlement was related to Ikea performing an ineffective recall that left thousands of unstable dressers in American homes.

Ikea first recalled the Malm line of dressers in June 2016 after the products were tied to the deaths of several children. A total of 17.3 million dressers were recalled for posing a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in injuries or death to children. Further, the Ikea dressers did not adhere to the industry’s voluntary stability standard at the time of manufacture. Lastly, the Dudek family was not aware of Ikea’s recall because Ikea never reached out to customers to inform them that the dressers were unstable. Hence, they ended up settling the suit for $46 million.

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Sources:

cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/HallyBee-Farmhouse-Dressers-Recalled-Due-Tip-Over-and-Entrapment-Hazards-Violation-of-Federal-Regulation-for-Clothing-Storage-Units-Sold-Exclusively-on-Amazon-com-by-YKHallyBee

cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2023/CPSC-Adopts-Final-Consumer-Product-Safety-Standard-to-Prevent-Tip-overs-of-Dressers-and-Other-Clothing-Storage-Units

consumerreports.org/home-garden/furniture/ikea-settlement-furniture-tip-over-death-a1052512584/