Sirdar important safety notice product recall: fizz yarn

From the Sirdar website: http://www.sirdar.co.uk/site/17399_A4_advert_3.pdf

Warning Important Safety Notice

Fizz incorporates a viscose content, which combined with the loose construction of the yarn, means that it will ignite when exposed to naked flame. In view of this IT MUST BE KEPT AWAY FROM FIRE AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION SUCH

AS CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, GAS COOKER HOBS, CANDLE FLAMES ETC.

In view of the above, and in the interests of consumer safety, Sirdar has decided to instigate a product recall in respect of Fizz. Consumers are therefore advised to return any balls of Fizz, together with knitted items, made of, or including Fizz, finished or otherwise, along with their name and address details, to Sirdar at the following address:

Sirdar Spinning Limited
Flanshaw Lane,
Alverthorpe,
Wakefield,
West Yorkshire WF2 9ND
England, UK
Tel: 01924 371501

E-mail: enquiries@sirdar.co.uk
Web site: www.sirdar.co.uk

The yarn has now been re-developed utilising an alternative fibre to replace the viscose thereby alleviating the flammability issue. Items returned will be replaced with the ‘NEW FIZZ’ and the cost of postage refunded in full. We apologise to consumers for the inconvenience but we are sure that you will appreciate the necessity for this course of action.