OshKosh Recalls Baby B'gosh Quilted Jacket Due to Choking Hazard

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- https://cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/OshKosh-Recalls-Baby-Bgosh-Quilted-Jacket-Due-to-Choking-Hazard

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Baby B'gosh quilted jackets

Hazard: The snaps can detach, posing a choking hazard.

Remedy: Refund

Consumers should immediately take the recalled jackets away from children and return them to any OshKosh or Carter's store or contact OshKosh for a full refund in the form of a $34 gift card (for an infant size) or $36 gift card (for a toddler size).

Consumer Contact:

OshKosh at 800-692-4674 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.oshkosh.com and click on Product Recalls at the bottom of the page for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 38,000 (in addition, about 5,000 were sold in Canada).

Description

This recall involves OshKosh Baby B'gosh quilted jackets in pink and gray.  The style number can be found on the front of the care tag sewn on the inside of the product, and the UPC number can be found on the back of the same care tag.  The style number and UPC number can also be found on the price tag.  Only jackets with the following style numbers and UPC codes are included in the recall:

Incidents/Injuries: OshKosh received three reports of a snap detaching, including one report of a child putting a detached snap in her mouth.

Sold At: OshKosh, Bon-Ton, Kohl's, Fred Meyer and other retail and department stores nationwide, and online at www.oshkosh.com between August 2017 and September 2017 for between $35 and $40.

Importer: OshKosh B'gosh Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

Manufactured in: Indonesia

In Conjunction With: Canada

Health Canada's press release is available at: http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2017/65036r-eng.php

This recall was conducted, voluntarily by the company, under CPSC's Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.

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