WASHINGTON, D.C. – Blair is expanding its recall of women’s full length chenille robes to include additional chenille robes and three other chenille products all manufactured by A-One Textile & Towel. Some of these products fail to meet the federal flammability standard and present a risk of serious burns to consumers if the garments are exposed to an open flame.
A full list of the products included in this recall can be found
here.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Blair are also re-announcing the earlier recall of women’s robes.
In
April 2009, Blair recalled 162,000 chenille robes after it learned of three robes catching on fire, including one report of second degree burns. Blair then received several reports of deaths allegedly due to robes catching fire.
This prompted a second news release in
June 2009 to again alert consumers to the burn hazard for the chenille robes. After this re-announcement, Blair received four additional reports of deaths allegedly due to the robes catching fire. Three of these victims were cooking and a fourth was tending a pellet stove; three of the four victims were in their 80s and one was in her 70s.
Since announcing the recall in
April 2009, Blair has received nine reports of deaths allegedly due to the originally recalled robes catching fire.
Blair has received one report on one of the additional garments catching fire; no injuries have been reported.
About 138,000 items are included in the expanded recall with about 162,000 previously recalled.
CA-One Textile & Towel, of Karachi, Pakistan. A-One Textile & Towel manufactured all of the products recalled in
April 2009. Blair is expanding its recall to all women’s chenille wearing apparel manufactured by A-One.
The items were sold in Blair catalogs and
Web site, and Blair stores in Warren, Pa., Grove City, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., from July, 2000, through April, 2007.
Consumers are urged to stop wearing the garments immediately. Contact Blair LLC for information on returning the products and to receive a refund or a $50 gift card for Blair merchandise.
For more information, call Blair toll-free at (877) 392-7095 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern Monday through Saturday, visit the firm’s
Web site or contact the firm by e-mail at
blairproductrecall@blair.com.
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