Girls' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstring Recalled for
Girls' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstring Recalled for Strangulation Hazard
Why was Girls' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstring Recalled for recalled?
A drawstring is threaded through the hood, posing a strangulation hazard to children.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard. Consumers can receive a full refund by returning the sweatshirts to the place of purchase or by mailing the sweatshirts to: Quiksilver Inc., Attention: Consumer Replacements/Recalled Merchandise, 5600 Argosy Circle, Suite 300, Huntington Beach, Calif. 92649. Returns must include the consumer's name, address and telephone number, so Quiksilver can reach them. Contact: For more information, contact Quiksilver at (877) 246-7257 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday, or e-mail the firm at [email protected]
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Hide & Seek Hooded Sweatshirts
- Company
- Quiksilver Inc., of Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 9,700
- Sold at
- Surf and skate shops, specialty and department stores, including Macy's, Nordstrom, Quiksilver and Roxy retail stores and outlets nationwide from November 2005 through January 2006 for about $40.
- Recall date
- August 2, 2006
- Incidents / injuries
- No incidents or injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recalled hooded sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood. The sweatshirts are pink, white, brown, navy or green with a beaded heart logo and embroidered flowers on the front, above the left pocket. They were sold in girls' sizes SML to XL. "ROXY GIRL" is printed on the collar label. The style number 484241 (some with an M, N or NN after the number) is located on the garment's hangtag and/or the individual packaging label.