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Archived - Young Colours Children's Hooded Jackets
- Starting date:
- November 1, 2008
- Posting date:
- November 1, 2008
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Clothing and Accessories
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-500001845
Affected products
Young Colours Children's Hooded Jackets
Product description
The recalled cotton knit and woven hooded jackets have a drawstring through the hood and waist. The jackets were sold in sizes 12 months through size 10 under model number JK408. "Young Colors" is sewn into the jacket tag located at the neck.
Hazard identified
The drawstrings through the hood and at the waist can catch on playground equipment, fences or tree branches, posing entanglement and strangulation hazards for children.
Health Canada has not received any reports of injuries or incidents related to the use of these recalled hooded jackets.
For more information, please visit Health Canada's Additional Information Concerning Children`s Clothing: Drawstrings.
Number sold
Approximately 16 hooded jackets were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled hooded jackets were sold from April 2005 through September 2007.
Place of origin
Manufactured in Peru and Indonesia.
Companies
- Importer
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R&D International Inc.
Salida
California
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the jacket to eliminate the safety hazard.
For additional information, consumers may contact R&D International Inc. collect at 1-719-539-3812 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. MST Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site or [NJS_FILE:8938bd5d-9d57-4166-a983-ba1b1f802cc4:809bd308-4715-4900-b1ad-3ea9d7ab5ceb].