Hooey · Recalled
Hooey Recalls Children's Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard
A drawstring in the sweatshirt hood poses a strangulation hazard to children. Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation hazard to children.
- Units
- About 6,600 (In addition, 520 were sold in Canada)
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $45
- Remedy
- Repair
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Affected
This recall involves 15 styles of youth-sized sweatshirts with the "Hooey" brand or logo and drawstrings in the hood. The sweatshirts are polyester and cotton. The sweatshirts generally have a single front pocket. They were sold in boys' and girls' sizes XS, S, M, L, XL. A white size label has the word "Hooey" and "Made in China" and is located at the center back neck of the sweatshirts. A label in the side seam has the garment care instructions.
The file
- Sold at
- Boot Barn, Orscheln's, Cavenders and other western wear apparel stores from September 2017 through October 2019 for about $45.
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Hooey LLC, of Spring Branch, Texas
Incident log
None reported
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled sweatshirts away from children and remove the drawstring to eliminate the hazard.
Hooey toll-free at 833-847-0829 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday to Friday, email at info@getyourhooey.com, or online at https://getyourhooey.com/ and click on Product Safety for more information
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
