Consumer product recall

Urban Kids Girls Funzietime Character Hoodies recalled due to entanglement and dragging hazard

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Summary

Product
Urban Kids Girls Funzietime Character Hoodies
Issue
Consumer products - Entanglement hazard
What to do

Immediately remove the drawstring and toggle from the waist of the hoodie, by cutting both sides of the cord, to eliminate the hazard.

Affected products

This recall involves Urban Kids Girls Funzietime Character Hoodies containing a waistline drawstring with toggle.  The character hoodies range in sizes from XS through L, and are available in various colours and styles:

Affected products
Character Hoodie (K735-5114) Serial numbers Size SKU number
GREEN AVOCADO 3735-4828-5114-305675 XS 64960552
GREEN AVOCADO 3735-4828-5114-305678 S 64960503
GREEN AVOCADO 3735-4828-5114-305610 M 64960495
GREEN AVOCADO 3735-4828-5114-305615 L 64960560
MULTI COLOUR UNICORN 3735-4828-5114-365675 XS 64960537
MULTI COLOUR UNICORN 3735-4828-5114-365678 S 64960545
MULTI COLOUR UNICORN 3735-4828-5114-365610 M 64960487
MULTI COLOUR UNICORN 3735-4828-5114-365615 L 64960412
MINT BUTTERFLY CAT 3735-4828-5114-475675 XS 64960446
MINT BUTTERFLY CAT 3735-4828-5114-475678 S 64960420
MINT BUTTERFLY CAT 3735-4828-5114-475610 M 64960578
MINT BUTTERFLY CAT 3735-4828-5114-475615 L 64960362
MULTI COLOUR PANDA TIE DYE 3735-4828-5114-505675 XS 64960354
MULTI COLOUR PANDA TIE DYE 3735-4828-5114-505678 S 64960396
MULTI COLOUR PANDA TIE DYE 3735-4828-5114-505610 M 64960370
MULTI COLOUR PANDA TIE DYE 3735-4828-5114-505615 L 64960453
PINK DEER 3735-4828-5114-665675 XS 64960404
PINK DEER 3735-4828-5114-665678 S 64960479
PINK DEER 3735-4828-5114-665610 M 64960461
PINK DEER 3735-4828-5114-665615 L 64960388
PINK CAT ANGEL 3735-4828-5114-915675 XS 64960511
PINK CAT ANGEL 3735-4828-5114-915678 S 64960586
PINK CAT ANGEL 3735-4828-5114-915610 M 64960438
PINK CAT ANGEL 3735-4828-5114-915615 L 64960529

Issue

Drawstrings on children's upper outerwear may become caught on playground equipment, fences, or other objects and result in entanglement, or in the case of a vehicle, the child being dragged.

As of December 8, 2021, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

What you should do

Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring and toggle from the waist of the hoodie, by cutting both sides of the cord, to eliminate the hazard.  Consumer may return the product to an Urban Kids Store for a refund.

For more information, consumers may contact Urban Kids by phone at 1-866-717-7008, by email, or visit their company website.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.

Additional information

Background

Number Sold

The company reported that 10823 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.

Time Period Sold

The affected products were sold from July 2021 to December 2021.

Place of Origin

Manufactured in China

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Consumer product recall
Category
Consumer products - Clothing and accessories - Clothing
Companies

Distributor

Y.M. Inc.

North York, Ontario

CANADA

 

Manufacturer

Suzhou Winlong Knitting

Jiangsu

CHINA

Published by
Health Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-63727

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