Amazon has been forced to stop selling a popular reclining armchair over a "serious risk" of the item catching fire.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards issued an urgent warning on the Yaheetech Recliner Armchair sold by Amazon, as it "doesn't meet fire safety requirements".
The report issued on Friday, November 28, warns that there is a potential risk of fire "if the product is exposed to an ignition source".
The alert claims the fabric-upholstered recliners don't meet the requirements of the Furniture and Furnishings Fire Safety Regulations 1988.
Urgent recall issued after Amazon stops selling recliner that poses 'serious risk' of catching fire
In light of this issue, the padded seat has been recalled by Monumart Ltd, the firm that manufactures the chair.
The affected batches listed on the government report are 202507 and 202508 Yaheetech armchairs in black and grey with model number 610887.
Buyers are urged to contact Monumart Ltd to arrange the return of the product for disposal and a full refund at 01473 747 903 or customerservice@yaheetechuk.com.
An Amazon spokesperson said: "We require all products offered in our store to comply with applicable laws, regulations and Amazon policies.
"We develop innovative tools to prevent unsafe products from being listed.
"We continuously monitor our store, and if we discover a product was undetected by our automated checks, we address the issue immediately and refine our controls.
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"We take action to maintain a safe selection for our customers, including removing noncompliant products, and outreach to sellers, manufacturers, and government agencies for additional information, when appropriate.
"This product in question has been removed."
Yaheetech and Monumart Ltd has been approached for a comment by Newsquest.
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