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Six deaths prompt CPSC to re-announce robe recall
June 13th, 2009 by Kurt Niland
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Blair LLC, a clothing designer and manufacturer based in Warren, Penn., have announced a voluntary recall of 162,000 women’s chenille robes. Blair received reports that six people died after their robes caught on fire. According to the CPSC, five of the six victims were female and had been using their stoves when the incidents occurred. Three of the victims were in their 80s.
The CPSC and Blair originally recalled the same robes in April after the company received reports of 3 robes catching on fire. It was then discovered that the robes did not meet federal flammability requirements. One of the original incidents involved a woman who received second-degree burns.
The full-length Chenille Robes have item numbers that are displayed on a label sewn into the garment’s neckline. Item numbers included in the recall are 3093111, 3093112, 3093113, 3093114, 3093115, and 3093116. Robe labels say the garments are 100% cotton and made in Pakistan.
The robes were sold through Blair company catalogs, the Blair web site, and Blair stores in Warren, Penn., Grove City, Penn., and Wilmington, Del., from January 2003 through March 2009. The robes cost from $20 to $40.
The CPSC urges consumers to stop wearing the garments immediately. Anyone who owns one of the robes should contact Blair for information about returns. Customers may receive a refund or a $50 Blair gift card.
The company can be reached by calling (877) 392-7095 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Monday through Saturday. Blair has created a Web page devoted to the recall, which can be viewed by going to http://www.blair.com/recall/. Customers can also receive more information by emailing blairproductrecall@blair.com.
“CPSC urges all consumers to report any incidents or injuries involving consumer products, even after a recall has been announced,” said Acting CPSC Chairman Thomas Moore. “Contact the CPSC so that we may help prevent tragic deaths or injuries like those that might be related to the Blair robes.”
