Categories

My own recall experience

I didn't know it until I started this web site, but I had a recalled product in my home. Read about my recall experience with MEGA Brands.

My Mommy Blog

Umbro Boys’ Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled; Waist Drawstrings Pose Entrapment Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Ross Stores

Name of Product: Umbro Boys’ outerwear jackets

Units: About 240

Manufacturer: Hong Kong Genexy Group Co. Ltd., of Hong Kong

Distributor: Umbro USA, of Beaverton, Ore.

Hazard: The boys’ jacket has a retractable elastic drawstring at the waist with a toggle that could become snagged or caught in small spaces or doorways, which poses [...]

MIKI HOUSE USA Recalls Children’s Hooded Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Windbreaker Jackets

Units: About 10

Importer: MIKI HOUSE USA Inc. of New [...]

Prairie Mountain Inc. Recalls Youth Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard

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 [...]

JB Inc. Recalls Lili Gaufrette Children’s Hooded Cardigans with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

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) [...]

Girls’ Hooded Zip Jacket and Vest Sets with Drawstrings Recalled By Splendid Due to Strangulation Hazard

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 [...]

Children’s Hooded Jackets and Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled By VOS Sports Due To Strangulation Hazard

Name of Product: Hooded jackets and sweatshirts

Units: About 11,700

Distributor: VOS Sports Inc., City of Industry, Calif.

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 [...]

Boy’s Warm-up Sets Recalled by Fashion Options Due to Strangulation Hazard

Name of Product: Boy’s Velour Warm-up Sets

Units: About 5,400

Manufacturer: KT Group Inc., of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hoods, posing a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated in to an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children [...]