Lumber Liquidators Stops Sales of Laminate Flooring Sourced From China
Lumber Liquidators suspended sales of all laminate flooring it sourced from China while it conducts a review of formaldehyde certification and labeling practices at its Chinese suppliers, it said in a May 7 press release (here). The company is under…
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investigation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and faces several class action lawsuits based on allegations of excessive formaldehyde in its wood flooring products (see 1503260020). The Justice Department also plans to file charges against the company for Lacey Act violations (see 1504300019). Lumber Liquidators has been sending out home formaldehyde test kits to purchasers of its laminate flooring products, and found “over 97%” of its customers’ homes “were within the protective guidelines established by the World Health Organization for formaldehyde levels in indoor air,” it said in the press release.