Kid's Korner Children's Zipper Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Kroger Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 15096 · Mar 11, 2015 · Fred Meyer, Inc.
140,000
units affected
140,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15096
- Date
- Mar 11, 2015
- Company
- Fred Meyer, Inc.
- Units affected
- 140,000
- Product
- Children's zipper hooded sweatshirts
- Product type
- Outerwear
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves Kids Korner brand boy's, girl's and toddler's cotton/poly blend fleece zipper hooded sweatshirts with a front zipper, two front pockets and knit ribbing around the wrists and waist. The sweatshirts were sold in 62 different prints and solid colors in infant, toddler to children's size 4. The size can be found on a label sewn into the back seam of the neck. A white label sewn into the lower left inside seam reads Inter-American Products, Lahore, Pakistan and has style number ending in 8025, 8025P, 8128, 8128P, 8174P, 8251, 8326 or 8326P. Also on the label are the following manufacture dates: March 2014, April 2014, June 2014 or November 2014 and batch numbers: 1, FLC-P5, FLC-P6 or FLC-P8. To view photos of all recalled sweatshirts, visit the Recall Alerts section on the firm's web site.
What can happen
The sweatshirt zipper pull can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the sweatshirt away from young children and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers without a sales receipt will be refunded current retail price.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Kroger has received one report of a zipper pull detaching from the sweatshirt. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Dillons, Fred Meyer, King Soopers Marketplace, Kroger, Smith's and Fry's Marketplace and other stores nationwide from June 2014 through February 2015 for between $8 and $10.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled children's zipper hooded sweatshirts?
Consumers should immediately take the sweatshirt away from young children and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers without a sales receipt will be refunded current retail price.
What is the hazard?
The sweatshirt zipper pull can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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.