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Drawstrings at Neck and Waist Present Strangulation Hazard and Other Dangers The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted (5-0) today to approve a new federal safety rule for drawstrings in children’s outerwear. The final rule designates children’s upper outerwear in sizes 2T through 12, with neck or hood drawstrings, and children’s upper outerwear [...] Name of Product: Children’s hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings Units: About 3,600 Retailer: Sunsations Inc., of Virginia Beach, Va. Hazard: The hooded sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hood which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf), which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997, [...]  Tags: drawstrings, hooded sweatshirts, strangulation hazard, Sunsations Category → Clothing & Shoes, Strangulation  Leave a comment  Name of Product: Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts Units: About 900 Importer: Alpha Industries, of Chantilly, Va. Hazard: The hooded sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hoods which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf), which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997, to help prevent [...] Name of Product: Youth hooded wind/rain jackets Units: About 6,200 Manufacturer: Prairie Mountain Inc., of Lockwood, Missouri Hazard: The jackets have a drawstring through the hood which poses a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist [...] Name of Product: Children’s hooded sweatshirts and jackets Units: About 18,000 Distributor: Mejoong Corp. dba Hot Kids Hazard: The children’s hooded sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood and/or waist that can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf), which were incorporated into an industry voluntary [...] Tags: drawstrings, hooded sweatshirts, Hot Kids, Mejoong, strangulation hazard Category → Clothing & Shoes, Strangulation Leave a comment Name of Product: Children’s hooded cardigans with drawstrings Units: About 16 Manufacturer: Jean Bourget Inc., of New York, N.Y. Hazard: The cardigans have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) [...] Tags: drawstrings, hooded jackets, JB Inc., Lili Gaufrette, strangulation hazard Category → Clothing & Shoes, Strangulation Leave a comment Name of Product: Girls’ Hooded Zip Jackets and Vest Sets Units: About 900 Manufacturer: Splendid (a division of VF Contemporary Brands, Inc.), of Los Angeles, Calif. Hazard: The hooded zip jackets and the vest sets have drawstrings through the hoods which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC [...] Name of Product: Girls’ hooded sleeveless vests Units: About 80 Manufacturer: MIM-PI USA LLC, of Orlando, Fla. Hazard: The garments have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and [...] Name of Product: Girl’s Hooded Sweatshirts Units: About 3,700 Manufacturer: Allura Imports Inc., of New York, N.Y. Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck [...] Hazard: The cotton hoodie has a waist drawstring that could pose an entrapment hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts. Incidents/Injuries: No injuries have been reported. Description: The cotton [...] Tags: drawstrings, entrapment hazard, hoodies, jacket, Quiksilver, Roxy, sweatshirt Category → Clothing & Shoes Leave a comment |
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