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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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| May 1974 |
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| Release # 74-026 |
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CPSC Warns Consumers Of Possible Contamination Of Goatskin Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1974) --The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission today warned consumers that goatskin products
imported from Haiti may be contaminated with anthrax spores.
Consumers who may have goatskin items such as bongo
drums, wineskins, hassocks, small rugs, decorative wall
coverings (mosaics), "Balancers", ladies' purses or unfinished
goatskin hides known to have been imported from Haiti should place
the products in a sealed plastic bag and call a local or State
health department for disposal instructions.
Consumers should not attempt to sterilize the product,
incinerate it, or throw it away because of the risk of
additional contamination.
The Commission is issuing this warning in cooperation
with the Center for Disease Control which is under the Public
Health Service in the Department of Health, Education and
Welfare. CDC reports that a U.S. tourist contracted cutaneous
anthrax after purchasing contaminated bongo drums made of
untreated goatskin during a visit to Haiti.
Examination of various goatskin products with attached
hair imported from Haiti revealed that a significant number
were contaminated with anthrax spores. On April 19, the
Quarantine Division of CDC banned further importation of
products from Haiti made of untanned goatskin possessing
animal hairs.
According to a Commission spokesman, local and State
health officials were alerted to the potential hazard by CDC
and were advised to insure the removal of these products from
local stores.
The Commission is continuing a search to identify goatskin
products from Haiti that may still be within the channels of
distribution.
If it appears to be necessary, the Commission will take
appropriate action to make sure these products are not reaching
consumers.
Anthrax is an acute bacterial disease which can be
fatal for humans if untreated. It can be transmitted from
a product bearing the anthrax spores through skin contact,
inhalation or ingestion of contaminated foods.
Anthrax infection is not contagious from one person to
another. The disease may start with a blister or pustule and
can develop into a depressed area of dead tissue with a dark
crust. Fever and other symptoms may not appear until the disease
is severe.
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