--- title: Ivanka Trump's Chinese-Made Scarves Are Being Recalled description: The Consumer Product Safety Commission is advising consumers to return the scarves, which do no meet flammability standards. canonical: https://time.com/4284562/ivanka-trump-scarf-recall/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-07T00:36:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:16.600Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ivanka Trump's Chinese-Made Scarves Are Being Recalled og:description: The scarves failed to meet flammability standards og:url: https://time.com/4284562/ivanka-trump-scarf-recall/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2167554293ef7d8a/69887babcf40a8fea7c41c25/ivanka.jpg?branch=production&width=1120&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1120 og:image:height: 630 og:image:alt: Ivanka Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ivanka Trump's Chinese-Made Scarves Are Being Recalled twitter:description: The scarves failed to meet flammability standards twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2167554293ef7d8a/69887babcf40a8fea7c41c25/ivanka.jpg?branch=production&width=1120&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ivanka Trump's Chinese-Made Scarves Are Being Recalled > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Apr 7, 2016 12:36 AM UTC  by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Apr 7, 2016 12:36 AM UTC Ivanka Trump’s line of Chinese-made scarves are [being recalled](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/06/ivanka-trumps-chinese-made-scarves-are-recalled/?%5Fr=1) Wednesday for failing to meet the U.S. Federal Flammability Standard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the scarves, produced in China and made completely from rayon, are a safety hazard, according to the New York _Times_. “This is a dangerous product,” said Scott Wolfson, a spokesman for the CPSC. Trump is the daughter of Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who frequently [denounces the loss of American manufacturing jobs overseas](http://time.com/4184868/donald-trump-apple-iphone-china/). 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