Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Vampire Capes and Witch Brooms
The capes and the brooms, which fail to meet federal mandatory standards for flammability, could ignite readily and present a serious risk of burn injuries to children.
- Units
- About 6,000 capes and 6,000 brooms
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $2
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The vampire capes are made of black vinyl. The edges of the cape are scalloped. The capes are packaged in a plastic sleeve with a cardboard insert, which reads in part, "Child's Vinyl Vampire Cape...No. 50282...Made in China." The Rubie's logo and a picture of a boy wearing the cape are also on the insert. The witch brooms are 27 inches long with a bamboo handle and brush made of twigs. The brooms were sold with a sticker around the handle, which reads in part, "Child's Authentic Witch Broom...Style No. 85." The Rubie's logo is also on the sticker.
The file
- Sold at
- Toy, party, costume, discount and drug stores nationwide sold the capes and brooms for about $2 each, from September 1997 to October 1998.
- Product type
- Clothing (Children)
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Rubie's Costume Co. Inc., of Richmond Hill, N.Y.
Incident log
CPSC and Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these capes or brooms.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should not let their children wear the vampire capes or use the 27-inch witch brooms this Halloween. Consumers should return the products to the stores where purchased, for a refund.
For questions about this recall, consumers should call Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. collect at (516) 488-0484 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated OCT 28 1998; last revised OCT 21 2026.
