Homfa Cabinets Sold on Amazon Are Recalled Because of Tip-Over Danger

There have been no reported incidents or injuries linked to the products, which were sold on Amazon from July 2019 through September 2020. But the Homfa website states that "consumers should immediately stop using any recalled cabinet that is not properly anchored to the wall and keep it away from children." Consumers should then contact Homfa to receive a full refund.

This is particularly urgent now because many Americans are home more than usual because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the threat of a tip-over is real. One person is injured about every 20 minutes—and one child dies about every two weeks—when a piece of furniture, an appliance, or a television falls onto them, according to the CPSC.

This cabinet recall follows a series of dresser recalls over the past several months that were prompted in part by increased scrutiny of dresser stability, including dresser tip-over tests done by Consumer Reports. The CPSC, the agency that regulates household product safety, conducted its own independent testing in 2019 and found that many products didn't comply with the industry's voluntary stability standard, which is meant to prevent dangerous tip-over incidents.

Though federal legislation called the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act didn't pass before the end of the last session of Congress, consumer safety advocates are working to reintroduce the bill in the coming months. The legislation would require the CPSC to create a new rule that includes more stringent stability requirements and is mandatory, as opposed to the voluntary stability standard, which safety advocates don't consider strong enough to protect consumers from harm.