Begin recall of flammable fleece items. (Coville Inc. clothing recall) (Brief Article)

Daily News Record, March, 1995 by Maycumber, S. Gray

NEW YORK - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Coville Inc., a Winston-Salem, N.C., knitter, announced late Tuesday the recall of "dangerously flammable" fleece garments made of a polyester/ cotton fleece fabric produced by Coville.

According to the CPSC, an estimated 160,000 men's, women's and children's garments, ranging from sweatshirts to skirts, are involved in the recall.

Neither CPSC nor Coville has received any reports of injuries involving garments from the fabric. However there have been four reported incidents where garments made from the fabric "flashed" or surfaced-burned very quickly.

The poly/cotton fabric blend has a fleecy texture closely mimicking that of an inside-out sweatshirt. The CPSC said it failed to...

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