- Poundworld’s Children’s Hair Raising Mask has been officially recalled by store
- Item Children’s Hair Raising Hands has also been recalled amid safety concerns
- Popular items have been deemed a safety risk to children and are ‘flammable’
Poundworld has issued an urgent recall amid concerns their Halloween masks could catch on fire.
The budget chain has pulled two items from their shelves – the Children’s Hair Raising mask and Children’s Hair Raising Hands.
Anyone who has bought the products is advised to return them immediately for a full refund after safety experts found the items to be potentially dangerous.
The news comes just days away from Halloween as thousands of parents across the country search for costumes for their little ones.
Poundworld has recalled Halloween masks over fears they could catch on fire
In recent years there have been growing concerns about the level of safety for children’s Halloween costumes with Claudia Winkelman’s daughter was left with severe burns after her outfit set alight in 2013.
In a statement today, Poundworld told The Sun it was taking customer safety very seriously which is why both items had been recalled.
It said all batches were affected and released the barcode of the items to help customers.
A spokesman said: ‘Customer safety and satisfaction are of paramount importance to us therefore we have issued this product recall.’
Anyone who has bought one of these costumes should stop using it immediately and return it to an Poundworld or Poundworld Plus store and will be given a refund or an exchange.
On their website, guidance is given to customers who purchased the products.
It reads: ‘Please stop using the product immediately and return the item to any Poundworld or Poundworld Plus store – our stores will issue you with a refund or exchange.
‘If you have purchased this product for anyone else then please inform him or her of this recall and they can also return the product as above.
‘No other Poundworld product is affected by this notice – we apologise sincerely for any inconvenience caused and thank our customers for their co-operation.’
Anyone who has bought one of these costumes should stop using it immediately and return it to an Poundworld or Poundworld Plus store