Kyber Outerwear Children’s Sweaters recall: Strangulation Hazard
Kyber Outerwear Recalls Children’s Sweaters Due to Strangulation Hazard
Why was Kyber Outerwear Children’s Sweaters recalled?
The sweaters have a drawstring around the neck area that 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 and/or entanglement hazard to children.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled sweater away from kids and remove the drawstring, or return the sweater to Kyber Outerwear for a full credit for Kyber products. Contact: Call Kyber collect at (613) 724-2579 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or email [email protected] or online at www.kyberouterwear.com and click on the link in the "Our Latest News" box in the bottom, left-hand corner of the homepage for more information.
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
- Children's Animal-themed Sweaters
- Company
- Kyber Outerwear USA Corp., of Ogdensburg, NY
- Quantity
- About 3,100
- Sold at
- Independent children's stores nationwide and online from January 2010 through December 2013 for between $10 and $50.
- Recall date
- July 28, 2015
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
These animal-themed, hooded children's sweaters are 100 percent wool when produced in Nepal and 50 percent wool and 50 percent acrylic when produced in Bangladesh. The sweaters have a tag sewn on the left seam several inches above the hem with the company name and the place of origin. The company name is also located on a patch on the left sleeve at the cuff and on a patch in the collar.