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Powder Puffs Touch League Sweatshirt front

Rebelette International Trading · Recalled

Girls' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Rebelette International Due to Strangulation Hazard

Strangulation

The sweatshirt jackets have a drawstring through the hood, which poses a strangulation hazard to children.

Units
About 4,800
Reports
—
Injuries
—
Deaths
0
Price
$15
Remedy
See notice

Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.

Affected

The recalled hooded sweatshirts have a drawstring at the neck. They zip up the front, and are either blue with pink stripes on the sleeves with "Red Hot Chili Steppers" printed on the front or brown with blue stripes on the sleeves with "Powder Puffs Touch League" on the front. The sweatshirts were sold in children's sizes small, medium, large, and sizes 4, 5, 6, and 6X. "REBELETTE of Los Angeles" is printed on the collar label.

The file

Sold at
Marshalls Stores and specialty children's clothing retailers nationwide from July 2007 through September 2007 for about $15.
Product type
Clothing (Children)
Made in
China
Recalled by
Rebelette International Trading Corp., of South El Monte, Calif.

Incident log

None reported.

What the notice says to do

Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the hood to eliminate the hazard or return the sweatshirt to either the place of purchase or to Rebelette International for a full refund.

For additional information, contact Rebelette International collect at (626) 448-9988 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

Open official CPSC notice ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.

Notice first dated MAR 05 2008; last revised MAY 23 2014.

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