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    WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- 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.

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    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.  All nine reported deaths occurred prior to the April 2009 announcement of the recall.

 

    Blair has received one report involving one of the additional garments described below catching fire; no injuries have been reported related to these garments.  Blair decided to expand the recall to include all women's chenille wearing apparel manufactured by A-One Textile & Towel.

 

    Name of Products:   Full Length Women's Chenille Robes

                        Women's Chenille Jacket

                        Women's Chenille Lounge Jacket

                        Women's Chenille Top

 

    Units:         About 138,000

                   162,000 units were previously recalled in April 2009

 

    Manufacturer:  A-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.

 

    Hazard:        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.

 

    Incidents/     Since announcing the recall in April 2009, Blair has

    Injuries:      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.

 

    Description:   The recall involves the following items:

              

                   * Full Length Women's Chenille Robe

 

                   The item number is identified on a label in the garment's

                   neckline.

 

                   Description            Item Number   Color        Label

 

                   One-piece garment made  1083401  Pastel pink  "100% Cotton,

                   of plush sculpted       1083402  Mint         RN 81700,

                   chenille. The robe has  1083403  Light        Made in

                   a shaped stand collar,           lavender     Pakistan"

                   horizontal chenille     1371801  Light blue

                   front and back yolks    1371802  Light purple

                   and cuffs, a full-      1371803  Indigo

                   button front with seven 1743401  Sea foam

                   matching button         1743402  Medium pink

                   closures, long sleeves  1743403  Light blue

                   with self cuffs, a      3470311  Blue

                   straight bottom with    3470312  Coral

                   self hem, and two side  3470313  Yellow

                   seam pockets.           3927211  Mint

                                           3927212  Light blue

                                           3927213  Light pink

 

                 * Women's Chenille Jacket

 

                   The item number is identified on a label in the garment's

                   neckline.

 

                   Description           Item Number  Color        Label

 

                   One-piece garment made  1392801    Gold    "100% Cotton, RN

                   of plush sculpted       1392802    Red     81700, Made in

                   chenille.  The jacket   1392803    Navy    Pakistan"

                   has three front         1392804    Hunter

                   buttons, pointed                   Green

                   lapels, long sleeves,

                   and two front patch

                   pockets.

 

                 * Women's Chenille Lounge Jacket

 

                   The item number is identified on a label in the garment's

                   neckline.

 

                   Description           Item Number   Color        Label

 

                   One-piece garment made  4526401   Lavender    "100% Cotton,

                   of plush sculpted       4526402   Aqua        RN81700,

                   chenille.  The jacket   4526403   Light pink  Made in

                   has a shaped stand                            Pakistan"

                   collar, and horizontal

                   chenille front and back

                   yolks and cuffs, a full-

                   button front with five

                   matching button

                   closures, long sleeves

                   with self cuffs, a

                   straight bottom with

                   self hem, and two side

                   seam pockets.

 

                   * Women's Chenille Top

 

                   The item number is identified on a label in the garment's

                   neckline.

 

                   Description          Item Number   Color         Label

 

                   One-piece, pullover    1811201  Light purple  "100% Cotton,

                   garment made of plush  1811202  Rose          RN81700,

                   sculpted chenille.     1811203  Dusty blue    Made in

                   The top has a rounded  1811204  Sage green    Pakistan"

                   neckline, long

                   sleeves, a straight

                   bottom with side

                   vents, and ribbed

                   binding at the

                   neckline and cuffs.

 

    Sold at:       Blair catalogs and Web site, and Blair stores in Warren,

                   Pa., Grove City, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., from July,

                   2000, through April, 2007, at the following prices:

 

                   * Full Length Women's Chenille Robes for about $30 to

                   $40;

                   * Women's Chenille Jacket, about $25 to $29;

                   * Women's Chenille Lounge Jacket, about $20 to $23;

                   * Women's Chenille Top, about $20 to $23.

 

    Remedy:        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.

 

    Consumer       For more information, call Blair toll-free at (877) 392-

    Contact:       7095 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday,

                   visit the firm's Web site at www.blair.com/recall, or

                   contact the firm by e-mail at blairproductrecall@blair.com.

 

    CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product.  Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.

 

    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products -- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -- contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

 

    To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270.   To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

 

    Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 392-7095

    CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

    CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

 

    SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission