"Today, IKEA US and IKEA Canada will launch a local recall of chests of drawers in North America only," a spokeswoman for the Ikea group, Kajsa Johansson told AFP.
US media reported that 29 million chests of drawers were being recalled. Ikea was to issue a statement later today in the US and Canada.
Johansson stressed that the drawers "meet all mandatory stability requirements on all markets where sold," and said the bureau was "safe when anchored to the wall" as instructed.
In 2015, Ikea launched a campaign in the US and Canada to encourage owners of the Malm chests of drawers to anchor them to the wall.