Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Gogo Sports
About 2,400 Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings, manufactured by Gogo Sports Inc., of San Francisco, California, have been recalled due to a strangulation hazard to children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.
The recalled sweatshirts were manufactured in China and sold at clothing retail stores in California, Colorado, Hawaii, and New Mexico from January 2008 through December 2009 for between $14 and $27. To date, no incidents or injuries have been reported involving these items.
Three styles of children’s hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings are affected by this recall: The zippered sweatshirts sold in sizes XS through 3XL,; the HAY style in black, navy, light grey, charcoal grey, and pink; the HKK style in black, navy, light blue, light grey, pink, and red. The JMK sweatshirts are reversible microfiber with polar fleece lining and a removable hood with elastic or retractable drawstrings. Style JMK was sold in black only. The sweatshirts have a sewn-in neck tag that reads “Gogo Sports” and city names printed across the front of the garment.
Fourteen years ago, the CPSC issued guidelines for strangling and entanglement prevention regarding items such as jacket and sweatshirt drawstrings. In 1997, industry adopted a voluntary drawstring standard that incorporated these guidelines. In May 2006, the CPSC’s Office of Compliance issued an announcement that such outerwear with drawstrings at the hood or neck would be regarded as both defective and a substantial risk of injury to young children.
However, the CPSC guidelines are often disregarded by the clothing industry, resulting in death for some children. From January 1985 through January 1999, the CPSC received reports of 22 deaths and 48 non-fatal entanglement incidents associated with children’s clothing drawstrings.
The CPSC advises consumers to immediately remove the drawstring from the sweatshirts to eliminate the strangulation hazard.Gogo Sports can be reached toll-free at (877) 785-1915 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, or at the firm’s Web site at www.gogofleece.com.
Posted on Friday, April 30th, 2010 at 5:00 pm under 