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India Malaysia Imports Stops Sale Garments

CPSC recall 76008. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 76008 has the recall date 5 Feb 1976. The notice names the firm Handicraft Centre. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Clothing (Adults).

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CPSC recall 76008: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
India Malaysia Imports Stops Sale Garments NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 1976 Release # 76-008 CPSC Accepts Provisional Consent Agreement With India Malaysia Imports, Inc., New York, New York WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 5) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a provisional consent agreement that prohibits a New York City shop from importing and selling products that fail to meet the standards of the Flammable Fabrics Act. The consent agreement involves India Malaysia Imports, Inc., 135 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, and an officer, Khema L. Mahtani. The company imported from Handicraft Centre in Bombay, India, in May 1971, about 210 full length gypsy type, print skirts. About 150 skirts were sold to unidentified persons by December 26, 1972, when sales were stopped because the skirts were determined not in compliance with the flammability standard for wearing apparel (CS 191-53). Customers who may have purchased the garments should contact India Malaysia Imports, Inc., (212/777-2620) which, under the consent agreement, is required to…
ProductClothing (Adults)
ProductIndia Malaysia Imports full length gypsy style printed skirts
ManufacturerHandicraft Centre; India Malaysia Imports
Made inIndia

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1976: not given
CPSC recalls of 1976
27
Recalls of 1976 with one of the same hazards
48%
Recalls of 1976 in the category Clothing (Adults)
15%
Recalls on the register that name Handicraft Centre
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 76008. https://recallregister.com/product/3857-india-malaysia-imports-stops-sale-garments/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 76008 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 76008 has no incident or injury text.
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: India