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CPSC and Southern Sales and Marketing Group Announce Recall of Plastic Lawn Chairs

CPSC recall 96178. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Collapse

CPSC recall 96178 has the recall date 1 Aug 1996. The notice names the firm Cub Foods. The CPSC record gives no number of units.

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CPSC recall 96178: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
August 1, 1996 Release # 96-178 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Southern Sales and Marketing Group of Atlanta, Ga., is voluntarily recalling 900,000 plastic lawn chairs. The chair's rear legs lack rubber feet and may spread or break, causing the chair to collapse.Southern Sales and Marketing Group is aware of 39 incidents involving these chairs, resulting in several injuries, ranging from minor bruises to back injuries.The "Perla," "Althea," and "Malibu" styles of whiteplastic lawn chairs measure 22 inches deep, 22 inches wide, and 32 inches high. Each chair bears a sticker label on the front of the seat which lists the chair style as well as the manufacturer's name and address.Grocery and home supply stores, including Winn Dixie, Cub Foods, and Scotty's, sold the lawn chairs nationwide from January 1992 through September 1995 for about $6. The 1996 styles of the chairs, which have rubber feet on the rear legs, are not being recalled.Consumers should stop using the lawn chairs and returnthem to the store where purchased for a full refund or replacement. For more information about this recall, consumers should contact Southern Sales and Marketing Group at (800) 729-5033
ProductAlthea plastic lawn chairs
ProductMalibu plastic lawn chairs
ProductPerla plastic lawn chairs, Chairs, Stools & Benches
ManufacturerCub Foods; Southern Sales and Marketing Group

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1996: not given
CPSC recalls of 1996
138
Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
16%
Recalls on the register that name Cub Foods
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96178. https://recallregister.com/product/5835-cpsc-and-southern-sales-and-marketing-group-announce-recall-of-plastic/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 96178 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 96178 has no incident or injury text.