FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 28, 1998
Release # 99-013
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Company Phone Number: (516) 488-0484
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066
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CPSC, Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Children's
Vampire Capes and Witch Brooms
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Rubie's Costume Co. Inc.,
of Richmond Hill, N.Y., is recalling about 6,000
children's vampire capes and about 6,000 children's witch
brooms. The capes and the brooms, which fail to meet federal
mandatory standards for flammability, could ignite readily
and present a serious risk of burn injuries to children.
CPSC and Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. are not aware of any
injuries involving these capes or brooms. This recall is
being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.
The vampire capes are made of black vinyl. The edges of
the cape are scalloped. The capes are packaged in a plastic
sleeve with a cardboard insert, which reads in part,
"Child's Vinyl Vampire Cape...No. 50282...Made in China."
The Rubies logo and a picture of a boy wearing the cape are
also on the insert.
The witch brooms are 27 inches long with a bamboo
handle and brush made of twigs. The brooms were sold with a
sticker around the handle, which reads in part,
"Child's Authentic Witch Broom...Style No. 85." The Rubies
logo is also on the sticker.
Toy, party, costume, discount and drug stores
nationwide sold the capes and brooms for about $2 each from
September 1997 to October 1998.
Consumers should not let their children wear the
vampire capes or use the 27-inch witch brooms this
Halloween. Consumers should return the products to the
stores where purchased for a refund. For questions about
this recall, consumers should call Rubies Costume Co. Inc.
collect at (516) 488-0484 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST
Monday through Friday.
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