Hair Dryers Corrected by Companies recall
Hair Dryers Corrected by Companies
Why was Hair Dryers Corrected by Companies recalled?
Poisoning
What should I do if I have this product?
Follow the instructions in the official agency record.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Conair hand-held hair dryers, General Electric (GE) hand-held hair dryers, Gillette Max hand-held hair dryers, JC Penney hand-held hair dryers, Korvettes Compact Hair Dryer hand-held hair dryers, Korvettes Curl Brush Dryer hand-held hair dryers, Korvettes Pro Dryer hand-held hair dryers, Montgomery Ward hand-held hair dryers, Norelco hand-held hair dryers, North American Pillips hand-held hair dryers, Northern Electric Company hand-held hair dryers, Northern hand-held hair dryers, Oster hand-held hair dryers, Schick hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Dominion Comb & Dry Hair Brush hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Dominion Comb & Dry Hair Dresser hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Dominion Gun Type Hair Dryer hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Dominion Portable Hair Dryer hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Hamilton Beach Deluxe Blower Styler hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Hamilton Beach Female Groomer hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Hamilton Beach Groomer III Englishtown hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Hamilton Beach Hot Comb hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Hamilton Beach Male Groomer hand-held hair dryers, Scoville Hamilton Beach Portable Hair Dryer with Mist Groomer attachment, Scoville Hamilton BeachBlower Styler hand-held hair dryers, Sears hand-held hair dryers, Sunbeam hand-held hair dryers
- Company
- Norelco, Max Plus, Scovill, Gillette, Montgomery Ward, JC Penney, Max, Supermax, Max Hatter, Korvettes, Oster, Sunbeam, Conair, Sears, General Electric, Max for Men
- Recall date
- May 21, 1979
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The CPSC is concerned that asbestos that may be exposed to the air stream in hand-held hair dryers may present a health hazard.