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Our severity:HighCPSC·76008·Announced 1976-02-05

CPSC Consent Agreement Halts Sale of Non-Compliant Indian Skirts

India Malaysia Imports, Inc. agreed to stop selling and recall full-length gypsy-style skirts that failed federal flammability standards.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (flammable apparel) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a provisional consent agreement with India Malaysia Imports, Inc., a New York City shop, to prohibit the import and sale of garments that do not meet the standards of the Flammable Fabrics Act. The agreement involves the company and an officer, Khema L. Mahtani.

The recall concerns approximately 210 full-length, gypsy-style printed skirts imported from Handicraft Centre in Bombay, India, in May 1971. Sales of these skirts were stopped in December 1972 after it was determined they did not comply with the flammability standard for wearing apparel (CS 191-53). The skirts are described as dye and dye printed, layered from waist to ankles, with a purple and maroon design, silver metallic strips, and maroon tassels. Each garment features a sewn-in label identifying it as 100% cotton, handwoven in India.

Customers who may have purchased these garments are advised to contact India Malaysia Imports, Inc. at (212/777-2620). Under the consent agreement, the company is required to recall the dresses to correct deficiencies, destroy them, or return them to the supplier in a container marked for export only with a warning that the apparel is dangerously flammable and not to be returned to the United States.

The recalled product

Product
India Malaysia Imports Stops Sale Garments
Manufacturer
Handicraft Centre
Category
Consumer Product — Clothing
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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