Commercial Hair Dryers Corrected by Bonat
CPSC recall 79048. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Poisoning
CPSC recall 79048 has the recall date 20 Sep 1979. The notice names the firm Bonat. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning. CPSC gives the product type Hair Dryers.
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| Description | Commercial Hair Dryers Corrected by Bonat NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 1979 Release # 79-048 Commission Accepts Asbestos Correction Plan From Commercial Hair Dryer Manufacturer WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 20) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the manufacturer of the "Rocket Blower", a commercial hair dryer used nationwide in beauty salons patronized primarily by blacks, today announced a voluntary program for the removal and replacement of asbestos heat shields in the hair dryers. The correction program has been accepted by the Commission as adequate. The manufacturer, Bonat Inc., of West Patterson, New Jersey, estimates that since 1972 approximately 1,000 of the special purpose hair dryers have been sold to distributors for resale to beauty salons. The company estimates that perhaps 500 individual beauty salons currently may be using the "Rocket Blower", predominantly in major urban areas. Bonat and CPSC will be instructing Bonat distributors and their beauty salon customers to return the dryers for retrofitting. Bonat has informed the… |
| Product | Rocket Blower commercial hair dryers, Hair Dryers |
| Manufacturer | Bonat |
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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
- 9%
- Recalls of 1979 in the category Hair Dryers
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Bonat
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 79048. https://recallregister.com/product/3980-commercial-hair-dryers-corrected-by-bonat/. 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 79048 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 79048 has no incident or injury text.