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Foursquare Hooded Jackets
- Starting date:
- February 1, 2009
- Posting date:
- February 1, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Clothing and Accessories, Sports/Fitness
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Physical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001924
Affected products
Foursquare Hooded Jackets
Product description
This recall involves Foursquare hooded jackets with drawstrings in boys' and girls' sizes XS, S, M, L, and XL. The jackets come in various colours and patterns, and have a logo showing four adjacent vertically-offset squares on the sleeves, waist, breast, and/or back of the jacket, depending on the specific model.
Hazard identified
The jackets have a drawstring through the hood, which poses a strangulation hazard to children.
Health Canada has not received reports of any incidents or injuries related to the use of these jackets.
For more information on the strangulation hazard related to drawstrings, visit Health Canada's additional information online concerning children's clothing: Drawstrings.
Number sold
Approximately 473 hooded jackets were sold at various sports and snowboarding stores across Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled hooded jackets were sold from June 2008 to November 2008.
Place of origin
Manufactured in Taiwan.
Companies
- Distributor
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Foursquare Outerwear
Irvine
California
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the jacket to eliminate the hazard, and contact Foursquare for a full refund.
For more information, consumers may contact Foursquare toll-free at 1-877-327-4484 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT, or visit the firm's Web site.