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CPSC, Shaw Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Carpet Sold at Menards Stores

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Shaw Industries' "Southern Breezes" Wall-to-Wall Carpet

Units: About 5,000 square yards (about 700 individual units) of carpet

Manufacturer: Shaw Industries Inc., of Dalton, Ga.

Hazard: Due to a manufacturing error, an uneven application of a latex pre-coat treatment containing a flame retardant was applied to the carpet backing. As a result, the carpet does not meet flammability standards as required under the federal Flammable Fabrics Act. The carpet could ignite, posing a serious risk of burn injuries to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recalled wall-to-wall carpet was manufactured by Shaw Industries exclusively for sale by Menard Inc. in its Menards stores. The recalled carpet was sold under the Menard style number 75123 and style name "Southern Breezes" in the colors Toast, Midnight and Clove.

Sold at: Certain Menards stores in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin from April 2004 through June 1, 2004 for $0.88 per square foot.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers with recalled carpet should contact Shaw Industries to arrange for free replacement carpeting and installation. The list of stores where the recalled carpeting was sold is attached.

Consumer Contact: Contact Shaw Industries at (800) 441-7429 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Menards stores that sold the recalled carpet:

Batavia, IL 300 N. Randall Road Batavia, IL 60510-9218

Bolingbrook, IL 290 N. Bolingbrook Dr. Bolingbrook, IL 60440-2380

Bradley, IL 1260 Christine Drive Bradley, IL 60915-1276

Crystal Lake, IL 4850 Route 14 Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Cherry Valley, IL 2001 S. Perryville Road Rockford, IL 61112

Homewood, IL 17545 S. Halsted Homewood, IL 60430-2005

Moline, IL 4100 Tenth Street Drive Moline, IL 61265

Naperville, IL 715 Fort Hill Drive Naperville, IL 60540

Normal, IL 900 Greenbriar Drive Normal, IL 61761

Peoria, IL 2211 West Pioneer Parkway Peoria, IL 61615-1831

Peru, IL 5353 Mahoney Drive Peru, IL 61354

Springfield, IL 3325 Veterans Parkway Springfield, IL 62704

Sterling, IL 3800 East Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081-9758

Sycamore, IL 1825 Mercantile Drive Sycamore, IL 60178

Avon, IN 10555 E. US Hwy 36 Avon, IN 46123

Elkhart, IN 601 E. Windsor Avenue Elkhart, IN 46514-5564

Fishers, IN 7145 East 96th Street Indianapolis, IN 46250

Merrillville, IN 6300 Mississippi Street Merrillville, IN 46410

Michigan City, IN 5260 South Franklin Michigan City, IN 46360

Mishawaka, IN 365 West University Drive Mishawaka, IN 46545-1100

Valparaiso, IN 351 Silhavy Road Valparaiso, IN 46383

Ankeny, IA 2505 S. Delaware Avenue Ankeny, IA 50021

Clive, IA 12000 Hickman Road Clive, IA 50325 Council

Bluffs, IA 3200 Manawa Centre Drive Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Des Moines, IA 6000 SE 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50320-1703

Fort Dodge, IA 3319 5th Avenue South Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Iowa City, IA 1375 Hwy 1 West Iowa City, IA 52246

West Burlington, IA 922 West Agency Road West Burlington, IA 52655

Battle Creek, MI 12765 Harper Village Dr., Suite 200 Battle Creek, MI 49104

Comstock Park, MI 4151 Alpine Avenue Comstock, MI 49321-9705

Kalamazoo, MI 6800 West Main Street Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Lansing-West, MI 8505 Delta Market Drive Lansing, MI 48917

Brooklyn Park, MN 7800 Lakeland Avenue N. Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

Cambridge, MN 2355 2nd Avenue SE Cambridge, MN 55008

Coon Rapids, MN 3045 Main Street Coon Rapids, MN 55448

Cottage Grove, MN 9000 East Point Douglas Rd. Cottage Grove, MN 55016-4019

Dundas, MN 100 Schilling Drive South Dundas, MN 55019

Hutchinson, MN 1525 Montreal Street SE Hutchinson, MN 55350

Mankato, MN 1771 Premier Drive Mankato, MN 56001

Maplewood, MN 2280 Maplewood Drive Maplewood, MN 55109

Stillwater, MN 5800 Krueger Lane North Oak Park Heights, MN 55082

St. Cloud, MN 251 10th Avenue South Waite Park, MN 56387

Bellevue, NE 10501 S 21st Street Bellevue, NE 68123-3500

Grand Isle, NE 3620 West State Street Grand Isle, NE 68803-2344

Fargo, ND 1300 13th Avenue East West Fargo, ND 58078

Grand Forks, ND 3550 32nd Avenue South Grand Forks, ND 58201

Sioux Falls-East, SD 110 N. Highline Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Sioux Falls-West, SD 3001 South Shirley Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57106

Appleton-East, WI 3300 E. Express Court Appleton, WI 54915-3277

Appleton-West, WI 5105 Integrity Way Grand Chute, WI 54913

Green Bay-East, WI 2560 Steffens Court Green Bay, WI 54311-4504

Janesville, WI 2700 Pontiac Place Janesville, WI 53545

Kenosham WI 7330 74th Place Kenosha, WI 53142-3523

Marinette, WI 2080 Old Peshtigo Road Marinette, WI 54143

Milwaukee, WI 8365 North 76th Street Milwaukee, WI 53223

Oak Creek, WI 6800 South 27th Street Oak Creek, WI 53154-1336

Onalaska, WI 1301 Sand Lake Road Onalaska, WI 54650

Oshkosh, WI 2351 Westowne Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54904

Racine, WI 3101 South Oakes Street Sturtevant, WI 53177

Rhinelander, WI 2221 North Stevens Road Rhinelander, WI 54501

Rice Lake, WI 2920 Decker Drive Rice Lake, WI 54868

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