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Children's Vampire Capes and Witch Brooms Recall by Rubie's Costume

CPSC recall 99013. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 99013 has the recall date 28 Oct 1998. 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 (Children).

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CPSC recall 99013: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Children's Vampire Capes and Witch Brooms Recall by Rubie's Costume NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 1998 Release # 99-013 Company Phone Number: (516) 488-0484 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 CPSC, Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Vampire Capes and Witch Brooms WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Rubie's Costume Co. Inc., of Richmond Hill, N.Y., is recalling about 6,000 children's vampire capes and about 6,000 children's witch brooms. The capes and the brooms, which fail to meet federal mandatory standards for flammability, could ignite readily and present a serious risk of burn injuries to children. CPSC and Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these capes or brooms. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The vampire capes are made of black vinyl. The edges of the cape are scalloped. The capes are packaged in a plastic sleeve with a cardboard insert, which reads in…
ProductRubies children's vampire capes, Clothing (Children)
ProductRubies children's witch brooms
FirmThe CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons.

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1998: 65,000
CPSC recalls of 1998
133
Recalls of 1998 with one of the same hazards
29%
Recalls of 1998 in the category Clothing (Children)
2%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 99013. https://recallregister.com/product/6217-children-s-vampire-capes-and-witch-brooms-recall-by-rubie-s-costume/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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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 99013 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 99013 has no incident or injury text.