Name of Product: Youth Hooded Fleece with Drawstring
Units: About 22,000
Manufacturer: Next Marketing Inc., of Wabash, Ind.
Hazard: The garments have a drawstring through the hood, posing a
strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued
guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled
on the neck and waist by drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets
and sweatshirts.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled youth hooded fleece garments have drawstrings.
They were sold in a variety of colors and many of them have the names of
colleges and universities printed or embroidered on them. A sewn-in tag
reads, "Lil Fan" or "LF 2."
Sold at: Web retailers, college book stores and department stores
nationwide from September 2003 through December 10, 2005 for about $15.
Manufactured in: China and Pakistan
Remedy: Consumers should remove or cut the drawstrings to eliminate the
hazard, or return the garment to the store where purchased for help in
removing the drawstring.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Next Marketing
Inc. toll-free at (866) 871-9978 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday.
Note: CPSC was alerted to this hazard by the state of Wisconsin.
To view this recall online, please visit our website at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06097.html
Units: About 22,000
Manufacturer: Next Marketing Inc., of Wabash, Ind.
Hazard: The garments have a drawstring through the hood, posing a
strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued
guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled
on the neck and waist by drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets
and sweatshirts.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled youth hooded fleece garments have drawstrings.
They were sold in a variety of colors and many of them have the names of
colleges and universities printed or embroidered on them. A sewn-in tag
reads, "Lil Fan" or "LF 2."
Sold at: Web retailers, college book stores and department stores
nationwide from September 2003 through December 10, 2005 for about $15.
Manufactured in: China and Pakistan
Remedy: Consumers should remove or cut the drawstrings to eliminate the
hazard, or return the garment to the store where purchased for help in
removing the drawstring.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Next Marketing
Inc. toll-free at (866) 871-9978 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday.
Note: CPSC was alerted to this hazard by the state of Wisconsin.
To view this recall online, please visit our website at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06097.html
