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Cotton Sportswear Tops Recalled by Garb-Age

CPSC recall 76033. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 76033 has the recall date 19 May 1976. The notice names the firm Garb-Age. 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 76033: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Cotton Sportswear Tops Recalled by Garb-Age NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 1976 Release # 76-033 CPSC Provisionally Accepts Consent Agreement With Garb-Age, Inc., Iowa City, Iowa WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 19) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today it has provisionally accepted a consent agreement with Garb-Age, Inc., Iowa City, Iowa, a chain of retail stores, and Timothy A. Peterson individually and as an officer of the corporation. Under the terms of the agreement the Corporation and Peterson are ordered to notify all customers who may have purchased cotton sportswear tops in their stores, distributed by Michael Miles/Peter Sinclair in styles MP 408, MP 409, MP 410, MP 425, MP 426 and MP 454, that the garments do not comply with the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles (CS 191-53) and may be dangerously flammable. The recall involves adult unisex shirts which were sold during the late summer and fall of 1974. The garments, described as cotton pullovers in a variety of styles, colors and designs, retailed for $14-$16. The Garb-Age…
ProductMay Company cotton sportswear tops, Clothing (Adults)
ManufacturerGarb-Age

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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 Garb-Age
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 76033. https://recallregister.com/product/3869-cotton-sportswear-tops-recalled-by-garb-age/. 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 76033 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 76033 has no incident or injury text.