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Women's Garments Recalled by Edgewood Chenille

CPSC recall 79043. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 79043 has the recall date 27 Aug 1979. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. 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 79043: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Women's Garments Recalled by Edgewood Chenille NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 1979 Release # 79-043 Flammable Women's Garments Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 27) -- The Edgewood Chenille Company, a clothing manufacturer in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, is recalling thousands of highly flammable women's garments, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced. The garments include women's bathrobes, jackets, shorts and tube-tops. All are made of 100 per cent cotton chenille, a soft, unribbed fabric with a high, fuzzy nap. Since December, 1978, three women have been burned when their bathrobes caught on fire. One of the women was seriously injured with second-and third-degree burns which covered 25 per cent of her body. In CPSC laboratory tests of the garments conducted since June, 1979, 7 of 10 garments failed to pass the federal flammability standard for adult wearing apparel. The garments have been sold nationwide since 1975 under the "Edgewood" and "Wrappers" labels in department stores and ladies' apparel stores. The bathrobes are floor-length and…
ProductEdgewood women's bathrobes, Clothing (Adults)
ProductEdgewood women's jackets, shorts
ProductEdgewood women's tube tops
ProductWrappers women's bathrobes, shorts
ProductWrappers women's jackets
ProductWrappers women's tube tops
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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1979: not given
CPSC recalls of 1979
33
Recalls of 1979 with one of the same hazards
36%
Recalls of 1979 in the category Clothing (Adults)
3%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 79043. https://recallregister.com/product/3977-women-s-garments-recalled-by-edgewood-chenille/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
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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 79043 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 79043 has no incident or injury text.