(MENAFN- AFP) Swedish furniture giant Ikea recalled children's swings from stores around the world on Tuesday and asked customers to return the items as they posed "a risk of serious injury".
"The suspension fittings can break in use. A child can fall from the swing," the company said in a statement, recalling the GUNGGUNG indoor and outdoor swings, on sale worldwide since April 2014.
Ikea urged customers to "immediately remove" the swings from children and return them to any outlet for a full refund.
The company said there have been four reports of the swings breaking - in Germany, Austria and Canada. In Austria an eight-year-old broke his leg in a fall.
The swing is made of polyester fabric and hangs from a plastic suspension fitting attached to a steel hook.
"It was tested and met all the applicable safety regulations," Ikea spokeswoman Daniel Rogosic told AFP, adding that the company was investigating the cause of the fault.
"Even though it was tested, it doesn't meet the requirements of our customers or us as a company...Safety is the highest priority for all our products."
About 20,000 of the swings have been sold worldwide.
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