Anthrax Contamination In Imported Yarn Warned by Tahki
CPSC recall 76009. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Poisoning
CPSC recall 76009 has the recall date 6 Feb 1976. The notice names the firm Tahki Imports. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning. CPSC gives the product type Arts & Crafts.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Anthrax Contamination In Imported Yarn Warned by Tahki NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 1976 Release # 76-009 CPSC Warns About Possible Anthrax Contamination In Imported Yarn WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 6) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Tahki Imports, Ltd., today warned consumers that they have found balls of yarn containing animal wool or hair that may be contaminated with anthrax spores. The yarn, imported from Pakistan and distributed nationwide, utilizes animal and a combination of animal and synthetic materials and retails for between $4 and $7 per ball, and has been imported by Tahki Imports, Ltd., Teaneck, New Jersey, from Safraz Brothers, Lahore, Pakistan. The types of yarn include: 100% camel hair, white goats hair/ camel hair, gray goats hair/camel hair, black goats hair/camel hair, 2-ply wool, goats hair/wool, and rayon/wool. The contaminated balls have a label which says "Tahki Imports, Ltd., imported from Pakistan." According to Commission investigators, the contaminated yarn appeared to have been offered for sale… |
| Product | Tahki Imports wool yarn, Arts & Crafts |
| Manufacturer | Tahki Imports; Safraz Brothers |
| Made in | Pakistan |
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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
- 11%
- Recalls of 1976 in the category Arts & Crafts
- 7%
- Recalls on the register that name Tahki Imports
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 76009. https://recallregister.com/product/3858-anthrax-contamination-in-imported-yarn-warned-by-tahki/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 76009 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 76009 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Pakistan