Children's Hooded Jackets and Sweatshirts With Drawstrings Recalled by Burlington Coat Factory Due to Strangulation Hazard

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Sep 16, 2010, 08:01 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Name of product: Hooded Jackets and Sweatshirts

Units: About 10,000

Importer/Retailer: Burlington Coat Factory, of Burlington, N.J.

Hazard: The hooded jackets and sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hood and/or waist which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: Based on available records, the following items are included in this recall.

Brand Name	Description	Color	Size
Aeropostale	Boys' pullover sweatshirt with Aeropostale printed on front	Brown	Boys' size Small
Apple Bottom	Girls' zippered velvet jacket with "Apple Bottom" embroidered on back	Brown	Girls' size 7 - 16
Deere Park	Boys' zippered jackets	Red and Blue	Boys' sizes
Disney Winnie the Pooh	Zippered jackets with a picture of Winnie the Pooh on the front of the jacket	Blue with white sleeves with green and blue stripes on the sleeves	2T, 3T, 4T
Gray Wolf	Zippered jacket with Grey Wolf tag inside jacket and drawstring waist	Dark Blue	13 - 14
Jonathon Stone	Zippered jacket with "55" printed on front. "J.stone" is printed on tag on back of neck of the garment	Blue, red and white	L
Kani Gold (sold from 10/24/2008)	Boys' zippered sweatshirt	Brown, black and grey	Youth L (16/18)
Miletta	Zippered Jackets	Black with faux fur cuffs and hood	Medium (9 – 10)
Mirika	Girls' zippered sweatshirts with embroidery on sleeves	Red	Medium
New York	Girls' zippered sleeveless Sweatshirt with "33 New York" embroidered on jacket	Light Blue	Small
Ruff Stuff (Date approx. 1995)	Boys' zipper and snap close jackets	Blue and light blue	Size 14 - 16
Sergio Benini (Sept 2007)	Zippered heavy jackets with snaps	Brown	Medium

Manufactured in: China, Cambodia, Korea, and United States

Sold at: Burlington Coat Factory and other retailers nationwide from January 1995 through September 2009 for between $7 and $30.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard or return the garment to Burlington Coat Factory for a full refund or credit.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Burlington Coat Factory toll-free at (888) 223-2628 between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com.

Photos are available at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10347.html

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.