Product Recall Number: 15-198
Why was Children's Animal-themed Sweaters recalled?
The sweaters have a drawstring around the neck area that poses a strangulation hazard to children. Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation and/or entanglement hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines about drawstrings in children's upper outerwear. In 1997, those guidelines were incorporated into a voluntary standard. Then, in July 2011, based on the guidelines and voluntary standard, CPSC issued a federal regulation. CPSC's actions demonstrate a commitment to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on neck and waist drawstrings in upper outerwear, such as jackets and sweatshirts.
Product Recall Number: 15-198
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-07-28
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Children's Animal-themed Sweaters
Description: The sweaters have a drawstring around the neck that poses a strangulation hazard to children if the drawstring gets entangled or caught on playground slides, school bus doors or other moving objects.
Hazard Description: The sweaters have a drawstring around the neck area that poses a strangulation hazard to children. Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation and/or entanglement hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines about drawstrings in children's upper outerwear. In 1997, those guidelines were incorporated into a voluntary standard. Then, in July 2011, based on the guidelines and voluntary standard, CPSC issued a federal regulation. CPSC's actions demonstrate a commitment to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on neck and waist drawstrings in upper outerwear, such as jackets and sweatshirts.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 3,100
Incidents: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled sweater away from kids and remove the drawstring, or return the sweater to Kyber Outerwear for a full credit for Kyber products.
Sold At: Independent children's stores nationwide and online from January 2010 through December 2013 for between $10 and $50.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Kyber Outerwear USA Corp., of Ogdensburg, NY
Manufactured In: Nepal and Bangladesh
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed