Children's Hooded Sweatshirts With Drawstrings Recalled by Winterbee Due to Strangulation...

Children's Hooded Sweatshirts With Drawstrings Recalled by Winterbee Due to
Strangulation Hazard

WASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a
voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop
using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

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Name of Product: Speedy Children's Hooded Zipper Jackets and Kids Hooded
Pullover Jackets

Units: About 80,000

Distributor: Winterbee Inc. d.b.a. Speedy, of Los Angeles, Calif.

Hazard: The jackets have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a
strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines 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: This recall involves Speedy children's hooded zipper jackets and
hooded pullover jackets with drawstrings. The jackets were sold in various
colors (black, white, charcoal gray, heather gray, burgundy, green, royal
blue, navy blue, baby blue, red, pink, brown and in sizes S-XXL. "Speedy" can
be found on a label located on the inside of the collar.

Sold at: Sportswear and clothing retail stores in the Los Angeles area from
December 2004 through December 2008 for about $10.

Manufactured in: United States

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 Speedy for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Speedy toll-free at
(888) 901-8067 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are
either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard
with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting
https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the
public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of
types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is
committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the
safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette
lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline
in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the
past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline
at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC
e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.
Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to
CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
CONTACT: Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 901-8067
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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