Ikea have confirm that they will no longer be selling the dangerous ‘Malm’ products in their stores.
They have also advised all customers to return any ‘Malm’ furniture they own to an Ikea store, where they will be offered a full refund or a free repair kit to anchor furniture to the wall.
Lars Peterson, the company’s US president, told NBC viewers: “Please take them out of the room.”
The company have also released an official statement about the hazard posed by the furniture.
“The recalled chests and dressers are unstable if they are not properly anchored to the wall, posing a tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or injuries to children,” the statement reads.
“Please immediately stop using any recalled chest or dresser that is not properly anchored to the wall and place in an area not accessible to children.”
You can read their full statement on the IKEA website.
The warnings have come following the shock deaths of three toddlers.
Just four months ago, 23-month-old Theodore McGee was crushed by a six-drawer dresser that tipped over.
Two-year-old Camden Ellis was also trapped under a three-drawer Malm dresser in 2014, tragically dying three days later.
And, in the same year, young Curren Collas was killed by a Malm dresser when it tipped over in his room.
His heartbroken mother, Jackie, took to Facebook to open up about the incident - and warn other parents about the dangers posed by unsafe furniture.
She wrote: “I went up to get Curren dressed for breakfast like I do every morning. As soon as I opened the door I knew something was wrong. The dresser was completely flipped over. Then I saw that his body was trapped underneath the dresser.
“At that point I started screaming. His head was trapped between the edge of the bed and all of the weight of the dresser was laying across his neck. I tried ripping the dresser off of him. It took me a couple tries to pick it up.
“I wedged my body between the dresser and Curren so I could scoop him up. I tried to pick him up like I normally do, but his little body and neck was so floppy.
“I am not sure why I thought he would be ok. I think I was just in denial.”
She added: “I wanted to share this because I want you to learn from my mistakes.
“Bolt EVERYTHING down. Dressers, book shelves, TVs, anything that could possibly fall.”
All three grieving families are represented by Feldman Shepherd Attorneys, who are suing IKEA for failing to provide any “adequate warnings or safety instructions about tip-overs”.
Meanwhile Scott Wolfson, communications director for the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, has said: “Every 24 minutes a child is admitted to the emergency room because of a TV and/or a furniture tipover.
"It just takes five minutes to anchor TVs and furniture to the wall.
“The consequences of children playing and climbing on unstable, unanchored furniture are tragic."
If you are concerned about an IKEA item in your home, contact their customer care team here.