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06.21.2006 |
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Adjmi
Apparel Group Recalls Reebok Children’s Windsuits for Choking Hazard
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WASHINGTON,
D.C. – 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. (To access color
photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.)
Name of product: Reebok Children’s Windsuit
Units: About 55,000
Manufacturer: Adjmi
Apparel Group, of New York, N.Y. (Adjmi is an authorized licensee of children’s
apparel products of Reebok International Ltd., of Canton, Mass.)
Hazard: The Reebok logo appliqué
on the clear rubber zipper pull on the jacket can detach, posing a choking
or aspiration hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Reebok
has received one report of a child that began to choke from a detached Reebok
logo appliqué. No injuries have been reported.
Description and Models:The
recalled Reebok children’s windsuits are full-zip boys polyester jacket and
pants sets with a cotton lining and the name “Reebok” and/or Reebok’s Vector
logo embroidered on the chest of the jacket. The suits were sold in eight different
color combinations: orange/navy, light blue/royal blue, red/navy, yellow/gunmetal,
yellow/navy, blue/navy, green/navy and red/black.
Sold exclusively: Mervyns
and Toys “R” Us/Babies “R” Us nationwide from December 2005 through May 2006.
The suits were priced by size including: newborn/infant about $18, toddler
between $22 and $28 and ages 4 to 7 about $24.
Manufactured in: Bangladesh.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately
take the recalled product away from young children. Consumers have a choice
of either (1) returning the recalled suit in exchange for receiving a free
replacement suit or (2) cutting off and discarding the clear rubber zipper
pull and continuing to use the original suit.
Consumer Contact: For
additional information or to receive instructions on receiving a replacement
product, contact Adjmi at (800) 873-5570 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday.

Recall Instructions
Please
click here for instructions on how to return your product for a replacement
product.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public
from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types
of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and
property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700
billion annually. 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 30 percent 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 or visit
CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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10.06.2005 |
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CPSC, Adjmi Apparel Group Announce Recall of Reebok Children's
Fleece Pullover/Pant
Sets
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. (To access color photos of the following recalled
products, see CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.)
Name of product: Reebok Children's Fleece
Quarter-Zip Pullover/Pant Sets Units: About
61,000 Manufacturer/Importer: Adjmi Apparel
Group, of New York, N.Y. (Adjmi is an authorized licensee of
children's apparel products of Reebok, of Canton,
Mass.) Hazard: The zipper slider and pull on the
fleece pullovers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young
children. Incidents/Injuries: Reebok has
received two reports from consumers of zipper sliders/pulls that
have detached. No injuries have been
reported. Description: Only Rebook fleece
pullover/pant sets with navy blue quarter-zip zippers are being
recalled. The fleece pullover/pant sets were sold in navy
blue/red and navy blue/pink in sizes up to children's size 7.
"Reebok" is printed across the front of the pullover. The pullovers
have a hood that can be folded under the collar. Some of the
recalled pullovers were sold with matching mittens. The style
numbers were printed on the store tag only and end in: 1816, 2816,
3816, 1816N, 2816N, 1814, 2814, 4814, and 5814. Sold
at: Sold exclusively at Gordmans, Mervyns, JC Penney,
Kohl's, The Bon, Fred Meyer, Ross, DD's, Edisons, Macy's, AJ Wright,
and Reebok Corporate Headquarters retail store in Canton, Mass. from
September 2004 through February 2005 for between $17 and
$36. Manufactured in: Taiwan and
China Remedy: Consumers should immediately take
the recalled product away from young children and contact Adjmi to
receive a replacement product.
Consumer Contact: For more information or to
receive instructions on receiving a replacement product, contact
Adjmi at (800) 873-5570 9am to 5pm ET, or visit http://www.reebok.com/.


The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with
protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or
death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the
agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage
from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700
billion annually. 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
30 percent 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 or visit CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.
Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's
Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.
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