Ambler Mountain Works Recalls Children's Knitted Hats Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 09209 · May 5, 2009 · Ambler Mountain Works
370
units affected
370
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09209
- Date
- May 5, 2009
- Company
- Ambler Mountain Works
- Units affected
- 370
- Product
- Erwin Beanie and Poseidon Beanie Children's Knitted Hats
- Product type
- Clothing (Children)
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The Erwin Beanie is primarily green and white yarn knitted to configure a frog with white eyeballs and a red smile. The Poseidon Beanie comes in several colors of yarn and has hand sewn turtles, whales and octopus attached to the beanie. The beanies have the firm's logos "Ambler" or "A" printed on a fabric tag.
What can happen
The eyeballs on the Erwin Beanie and the octopus legs on the Poseidon Beanie can come loose, posing a potential choking hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the beanies and return them to Ambler Mountain for a free product replacement or cut off the frog's eyes and the octopus legs and permanently dispose of them.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm is aware of one incident involving the detachment of the legs of the octopus. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Specialty sports and ski shops nationwide from September 2008 through November 2008 for about $30.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled erwin beanie and poseidon beanie children's knitted hats?
Consumers should immediately stop using the beanies and return them to Ambler Mountain for a free product replacement or cut off the frog's eyes and the octopus legs and permanently dispose of them.
What is the hazard?
The eyeballs on the Erwin Beanie and the octopus legs on the Poseidon Beanie can come loose, posing a potential choking hazard.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.