Furniture and fire: One in five sofas may be dangerous, warns GMB

The GMB - Britain's General Union - is warning about the apparent rise in imported furniture, mainly sofas, breaching fire safety regulations. It is estimated that as many as 1 in 5 imported sofas sold in Britain do not meet fire safety regulations.

Reports from trading standards offices from every region of the country show that lethal sofas are on sale every day. The latest figures from the DTI show that, in the five years to 1998, almost 400 retailers were convicted for selling sofas that... (62 more words)

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