Burlington Coat feels the heat, sets recall of 480 men's parkas; manufactured in China, jackets are trimmed with hair of dogs, not coyote fur

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New Jersey-based Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. will give a store credit or a refund to purchasers of men's parkas that are trimmed with dog fur instead of coyote fur. The practice was discovered by the Humane Society of the U.S. in an 18-month investigation. The coats in question number 480 and were made in China. About 140 of them were sold from as many as 38 different stores. The Humane Society estimates that about 2 million dogs and cats are exploited for their fur each year.

United States, Product standards, safety, & recalls, APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES, Social Cause Advocacy, Males' Outerwear, Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Other Outerwear Manufacturing, Other Clothing Stores, Off-Price Apparel Stores, Product defects and recalls, International trade, Investigations, Crimes against, Abstract, Chinese, Chinese (Asian people), Dogs, Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., BCF, Fur garments, Fur clothing, Humane Society of the United States, Off price clothing stores

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Home-grown style shines on world stage

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Australian Fashion Week will mark its third birthday in 1998. The showcase of the Australian fashion industry will run from May 12-16, 1998, and in addition to runway shows featuring high fashion clothing, will spotlight accessories, seminars and parties. The show is important domestically because the reduction in the high tariffs that protected the Australian clothing industry mean that it needs a high public profile to compete with clothing imports.

Apparel & Related Products, Apparel Manufacturing, Australia, Exhibitions, Australian Fashion Week

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Evolution of 807 is a boon to importers

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Item 807 of the U.S. Tariff Schedules reduces duties on goods assembled in foreign countries from U.S. components. Apparel and electronic companies' suits in customs courts modify interpretation of law.

Electronic Components and Accessories, Finance, taxation, & monetary policy, Cases, Laws, regulations and rules, Texas Instruments Inc., United States. Customs Service, Mast Industries Inc.

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