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CPSC, WestPoint Stevens Inc. Announce Recall of Electric Blankets

Note: The firm is no longer in business. For information contact WestPoint Home at 866-643-4735.

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Recall Date:
April 24, 2003

Recall Details

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Company Phone Number: (866) 643-4735 

April 24, 2003

 

Release # 03-114

  

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of product: Electric Blankets

Units: 11,000 manufactured.

Manufacturer: WestPoint Stevens Inc., of West Point, Ga.

Hazard: When the blanket is folded, the heating element can overheat, causing the heating element and blanket to melt. This poses the risk of thermal burns to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: WestPoint has received 10 reports of the blankets overheating, including four reports of minor skin burns.

Description: The Vellux ® fahrenheit™ blankets were sold in various colors and sizes to fit all mattress sizes. The temperature controller is white with the words, "WESTPOINT STEVENS" and "fahrenheit Heated Blanket" printed on the front. The recall includes blankets manufactured from July 2002 through January 2003. The manufacture date is printed on a label sewn into the seam.

Sold at: Department stores, mail order catalogs and Web sites sold the blankets nationwide from July 2002 through April 2003 for between $80 and $130.

Manufactured in: U.S.A.

Remedy: The firm is no longer in business. For information contact WestPoint Home at 866-643-4735.

Picture of Recalled Electric Blanket

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