Kentucky Dangerous and Defective Products Attorney: Recent Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
Dangerous and defective products are responsible for many injuries and death in Kentucky and nationwide. Our profession calls this area of law products liability. Responsible parties can include designers, manufacturers and retailers of a dangerous and defective product. The United States government's Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) serves as a watchdog over industries for the products they design, manufacture and market to the public.
The CPSC, in cooperation with the firms named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed:
Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Sunsations Due to Strangulation Hazard
Name of Product: Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings
Units: About 12,000
Distributor: Sunsations Inc, of Virginia Beach, Va.
Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall involves children's hooded sweatshirt sizes 2T through 12 sold in various solid colors. Style numbers included in this recall are: KD102, KD124 and KFS102.
Sold at: Sunsations stores in Virginia Beach, Va.; Ocean City, Md.; and North Carolina from April 2006 through July 2009 for about $13.
Manufactured in: Pakistan
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard or return the garment to Sunsations for a full refund.
Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by NTD Apparel Due to Strangulation Hazard
Name of Product: "Hello Kitty" Zip Up Hoodie Sweatshirts
Units: 1,200
Distributor: NTD Apparel, of Los Angeles, Calif.
Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The "Hello Kitty" hoodie has an appliqué on the right chest and screenprint on left chest and left sleeve. They were sold in black with silver lining and in sizes 2T, 3T, 4, 5, 6 and 6X. NTD APPAREL, D1592H7273, RN#116180 is printed on the neck label and care label.
Sold at: Macy's and Dillard's department stores nationwide from November 2008 through December 2008 for $36.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard, or return the garment to either the place of purchase or to NTD Apparel for a full refund.
