London man suffers burns from Chinese sofa
Receives payout for damage from anti-mold chemical
Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, September 3, 2009
LONDON — A man has been awarded an "undisclosed four-figure payout" for blisters and burns that appeared on his skin after he started using a sofa imported from China in 2007, according to a report in the Times of London.The injuries were blamed on the anti-mold chemical dimethyl fumarate, or DMF, which was packed into sofas in China to protect them from humid conditions. DMF was banned by the European Commission earlier this year.
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You pop up advertising in this Furniture Today post was most annoying. There was no way to x it out - even more annoying, so, I will stop reading your articles.
Barbara - 2009-3-9 10:37:07 EDT
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