Product Recall Number: 17-202
Why was Wave Zone children’s swimsuits recalled?
The snaps on the swimsuit can detach, posing a choking hazard to the child.
Product Recall Number: 17-202
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2017-08-08
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Wave Zone children’s swimsuits
Description: This recall involves the Wave Zone one-piece, zip-back swimsuit for newborns, infants and toddlers. The swimsuits have a zipper on the back and four snaps on the bottom and were sold in four colors: blue and gray with a shark on the front; white and navy stripes with an anchor pattern; pink and teal with a strawberry on the front; pink arms with a multi-colored fish pattern. The swimsuits were sold in sizes: 0-3m, 3-6m, 6-9m, 12m, 18m, and 24m. “Wave Zone” and “Made in China” are printed on the inner collar. The tracking number located on the sewn-in label on the inner side seam is “NOV 2016 021-14328.”
Hazard Description: The snaps on the swimsuit can detach, posing a choking hazard to the child.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 22,700
Incidents: Meijer has received 11 reports of the snaps detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled swimsuits and return them to the customer service desk at any Meijer store for a full refund.
Sold At: Meijer stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin and H-E-B stores in Texas from January 2017 through July 2017 for about $14.
Importers: Meijer, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Wholesale Merchandisers LLC, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed