Hair Dryers Corrected by Manufacturers
CPSC recall 79061. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Poisoning
CPSC recall 79061 has the recall date 1 Nov 1979. The notice names the firm Interpur. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Hair Dryers Corrected by Manufacturers NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 1979 Release # 79-061 Commission Approves Corrective Plans For 26 Manufacturers Of Asbestos Hair Dryer WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 1) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted unanimously to accept the voluntary corrective action plans of 26 manufacturers and importers of hand-held hair dryers made with asbestos. The 26 companies account for nearly 10 per cent of those hand- held hair dryers manufactured with asbestos since 1969. The other 90 per cent were distributed by 11 manufacturers and private labelers whose corrective actions were approved by the Commission last May. Among the 26 manufacturers and private labelers, eight have agreed to repair their hair dryers: three have agreed to refund the purchase price or replace the dryers with asbestos-free dryers: and 15 have agreed to exchange their dryers for refunds, new asbestos- free dryers or other products manufactured or imported by the firm. Nearly 100 different models and styles of hair dryers are covered under these… |
| Product | Afro hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Allied hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Arrow hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | B&E hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Brother hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | F.W. Woolworth hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Formac hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Hairaoka New York hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Hartman hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Hitachi hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Interpur M.S.S. Direct hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Market Importing hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | New York Merchandise hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Pace Setter hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Sanyo hand-held hair dryers, Hair Dryers |
| Product | Save-Way hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Swank hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | W.P. Hemenway hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Windsor hand-held hair dryers |
| Product | Zayre hand-held hair dryers |
| Manufacturer | Interpur; Sanyo; Hitachi; Hartman Products; MSS Direct Ltd; Brother International; New York Merchandise; Arrow Trading; Market Importing Services; Allied Stores Marketing; Afro Products; Panasonic; Hairaoka New York; Sanyei New York; Save-Way; Swank; Wakefern Food; Windsor; Woolworth; Zayre; Formac; Pearlduck |
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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 on the register that name Interpur
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 79061. https://recallregister.com/product/3989-hair-dryers-corrected-by-manufacturers/. 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 79061 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 79061 has no incident or injury text.