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Ladies Active Sweatshirts Recalled by Bernard Chaus

CPSC recall 85019. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 85019 has the recall date 18 Apr 1985. 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 85019: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Ladies Active Sweatshirts Recalled by Bernard Chaus NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 1985 Release # 85-019 Bernard Chaus, Inc. Recalls Ladies Active Sweatshirts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Bernard Chaus, Inc., Secaucus, New Jersey, today announced a Voluntary recall of Ladies active sweatshirts sold by the firm. Approximately 16,000 units were imported from Sri Lanka and sold nation wide. The sweatshirts are identified as being styles 45F70, 54507 and 65402 and the firm has agreed to provide a full refund to consumers who return the sweatshirts to the retail stores where they were purchased. Although these sweatshirts have not been involved in any incidents known to the Commission or the Chaus, Inc. testing shows that the sweatshirts fail to meet the flammability requirement for general wearing apparel before and after washing. The recalled Ladies active sweatshirts were made in Sri Lanka of 100% cotton with a neck label tag "CHAUS RN 51323". The sweatshirts were sold for $30.00 to $40.00 from August 1984 through February…
ProductLadies active sweatshirts, Clothing (Adults)
FirmThe CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons.
Made inSri Lanka

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1985: not given
CPSC recalls of 1985
30
Recalls of 1985 with one of the same hazards
33%
Recalls of 1985 in the category Clothing (Adults)
7%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 85019. https://recallregister.com/product/4504-ladies-active-sweatshirts-recalled-by-bernard-chaus/. 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 85019 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 85019 has no incident or injury text.
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: Sri Lanka