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DATE: TUESDAY, May 1, 1990                   TAG: 9005010396
SECTION: A-2 NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE:    EDITION: EVENING 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

INFANT-PILLOW RECALL WIDENED BY AGENCY

A nationwide recall of infant pillows is being expanded to include nearly one million of the bean bag-style products that federal officials say caused the deaths of at least 19 babies.

The new recalls came 11 days after the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced voluntary withdrawal of the product by eight other manufacturers and retailers involving 644,000 of the fabric-covered cushions sold under several brand names. The cushions are filled with polystyrene pellets.

The government's consumer affairs hotline, 1-800-638-2772, provides automated information on individual recalls and takes reports on incidents involving the cushions.

-Associated Press 


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