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Indigenous recalls various designs of children's upper outerwear with hood, neck and waist drawstrings
- Starting date:
- March 19, 2015
- Posting date:
- March 19, 2015
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Children's Products, Clothing and Accessories
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Strangulation Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-52631
Affected products
Children's knitted sweaters and ponchos with hood, neck and waist drawstrings
Product description
This recall involves various designs and sizes of children's knitted sweaters and ponchos with hood, neck and waist drawstrings.
Hazard identified
Health Canada has determined that drawstrings on children's upper outerwear can become caught on playground equipment, fences or other objects and result in strangulation, or in the case of a vehicle, the child being dragged.
Neither Indigenous nor Health Canada has received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of these products.
For more information on the hazards related to drawstrings on children's upper outerwear and tips to help consumers eliminate these hazards, see Health Canada's Is Your Child Safe, Industry Guide to Second-hand Products, and Children's Sleepwear: Flammability Requirement Guidelines fact sheets.
Number sold
Approximately 50 of the recalled products were sold at Indigenous in City Centre Mall in Edmonton, Alberta.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from December 2014 to February 2015.
Place of origin
Manufactured in Ecuador.
Companies
- Distributor
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Indigenous
Edmonton
Alberta
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweaters and ponchos to eliminate the hazard.
For additional information, consumers may contact Indigenous at 1-780-243-2615 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST, Monday through Saturday, and 12:00 pm to 5:00 p.m. MST on Sunday.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.