Aerosol String Streamers Recalled For Propellant Flammability
CPSC Recall · 1990-02-22 · 90040
Hazards
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Recall
Number
90040
Date
1990-02-22
Products
Names
Franco-American Novelty Goofy Flying String aerosol string streamers; Fun World Its Fun Time! String Confetti aerosol string streamers; Masquerade Crazy Strings aerosol string streamers; Northeast Imports Streamer Spray aerosol string streamers; Topstone Industries Tricky Fun String aerosol string streamers
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Northeast Imports; Masquerade; Topstone Industries; Franco-American Novelty; Fun World
Description
CONTACT: February 22, 1990 (301) 504-7908 Release # 90-040 Aerosol String Streamers Recalled For Propellant Flammability WASHINGTON, D.C.- - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today the voluntary recall of five different brands of aerosol string streamers. These products, used like confetti at birthday parties and other gatherings, are hazardous if sprayed near an open flame, due to the flammability of the propellant used with the products. The companies participating in this recall are Northeast Imports, Inc., Central Falls, RI; Masquerade, Inc., Brooklyn, NY; Topstone Industries, Inc., Danbury, CT; Franco-American Novelty, Co., Inc., Glendale, NY; and Fun World Inc., Carle Place, N.Y. Tests by the CPSC show that these products, marketed during the past year, are flammable and therefore banned under provisions of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act because of their use by children. Use of these products around flame sources such as birthday candles could result in serious burn injuries if the spray contacts a flame. The CPSC learned of this problem through consumer complaints to its hotline. Reports of serious burn injuries to both children and adults involving these and similar products have been investigated. Typically the victims are burned during birthday parties when friends or family spray the string streamer near or onto the candles of a birthday cake. The products are packaged in aerosol cans having various colored plastic overcaps indicating the color of the string streamer inside the can. Individual product identification is as follows: - Northeast Imports, Inc., Central Falls, RI 3.5 oz. cans having a lithographed or paper label with a green background labeled in part "Streamer Spray" - Masquerade, Inc., Brooklyn, NY 150 gram cans having a lithographed label with a white background labeled in part "MASQUERADE CRAZY STRINGS" - Topstone Industries, Inc., Danbury, CT 3.5 oz. cans having a lithographed label with a black background