Blair Expands Recall To All Women’s Chenille Apparel Due to Burn Hazard;
Additional Reported Deaths Prompt Re-Announcement of Robe Recall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Blair LLC, of
Warren, Pa., are expanding Blair’s voluntary 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. CPSC and Blair also are re-
announcing the earlier recall of women’s robes. 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. 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.
Products were sold via Blair catalogs and Web site, and Blair stores in Warren, Pa., Grove City, Pa., and Wilmington,
Del., from July, 2000, through April, 2007.
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