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Archived - “Chic Diva” and “Feathered Witch” Halloween Costumes
- Starting date:
- October 1, 2008
- Posting date:
- October 1, 2008
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Clothing and Accessories
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-500001800
Affected products
"Chic Diva" and "Feathered Witch" Halloween Costumes
Product description
The "Chic Diva" costume comes with a hat, shirt and pants. The costume has feathers around the hat, wrists of the shirt and ankles of the pants. The costume is made of 100% polyester, exclusive of the trim, and is identified by:
- item number 882732 with UPC 883028273263 sold only at Value Village stores or
- item number 18209 with UPC 082686182096 sold at other retail stores.
The "Feathered Witch" costume comes with a feather trimmed hat and coat, dress and sash. The costume is made of 100% polyester, exclusive of the trim, and is identified by item number 883801 with UPC 883028380169 sold at various retail stores.
Both Halloween costumes are also identified by CA22649.
Hazard identified
Health Canada's sampling and testing program revealed that the feathers on the Halloween costumes do not meet the requirements for textile flammability under Canadian law.
The Halloween costumes could easily catch fire and cause serious burns to consumers if exposed to a flame or other heat sources such as candles, matches or lighters.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of these costumes.
Number sold
Approximately 60 of the recalled "Feathered Witch" costumes were sold across Canada. The number of recalled "Chic Diva" costumes sold in Canada is not known.
Time period sold
The recalled Halloween costumes were sold from July 2005 through September 2008 at various retail and novelty stores across Canada.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China and Taiwan.
Companies
- Importer
-
Rubie's Costume Co. Inc.
Markham
Ontario
CANADA
Tel: 1-905-470-0300
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What you should do
Consumers are advised not to let their children wear the recalled Halloween costumes.
For more information, consumers may contact Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. (Canada) directly at 1-905-470-0300.