The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·86080·Announced 1986-12-19

Apparel Industries Recalls Women's Fashion Tops for Flammability Hazard

Apparel Industries is recalling approximately 26,000 women's oversized fashion tops because they fail to meet federal flammability requirements for general wearing apparel.

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 (flammability) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Apparel Industries, Inc. announced a voluntary recall of approximately 26,000 women's oversized fashion tops. The tops, identified as styles 3403, 3419, and 3419P, were imported from Portugal and sold nationwide between August and October 1986. They were made of 100% cotton fleece fabric and sold for $20.00 to $30.00.

The recall was initiated because testing showed that the tops fail to meet the flammability requirement for general wearing apparel. Although the tops have not been involved in any incidents known to the Commission or the firm, the hazard presents a risk of fire and fire-related burns.

Consumers who purchased these tops should return them to the retail stores where they were bought to receive a full refund. For further information, consumers may contact Jean Martin of Apparel Industries at 800-223-5543.

The recalled product

Product
Trousers Up women's oversized fashion tops
Manufacturer
Apparel Industries
Category
Consumer Product — Clothing
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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