CPSC, Bernat Yarn Announce Recall of “Fur Out” Yarn
Home product recall 05-135. Announced by CPSC on Mar 11, 2005.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 11, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 730,000 1.75-ounce balls of yarn units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Fur Out yarn is flammable when used as the sole yarn in a garment. Garments constructed of “Fur Out” yarn are dangerously flammable when exposed to a flame, posing a burn risk to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using Bernat “Fur Out” yarn and items made with Bernat “Fur Out” yarn immediately and contact the manufacturer for instructions on how to return the products and receive a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Contact Bernat Yarn at (800) 641-5634 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at http://www.bernat.com
Which ones are recalled?
All 17 Bernat “Fur Out” yarn colors are involved in this recall. The recalled yarn can be identified by UPC numbers beginning with “05735527” and ending with one of the following numbers: 1319 1326 1333 1340 1357 1364 1371 1388 1395 1401 1685 2583 2590 2606 2613 2620 2637
About 730,000 1.75-ounce balls of yarn units, as CPSC gives them.
Bernat “Fur Out” yarn.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Numbers to check against yours
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057355271319 -
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057355271340 -
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057355271357 -
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057355271401 -
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057355271685 -
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057355272590 -
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057355272606 -
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057355272637
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Spin Rite LP, Ontario, Canada.
- Yarn and craft stores nationwide and in Canada, since April 2004, for between $4 and $6 per ball.
- Made in Turkey, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Bernat has received two reports of garments made of the recalled yarn burning, with one person receiving singed eyebrows.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.