Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls Kids Clothing Due to Drawstring Hazard
Adjust font size Save for Later Email to Friends Print Mode Submit your own content on this or any topic. Get started . According to a press release from the Consumer Product Safety Commission , there have been three items of children’s clothing recalled due to a possible hazard from the drawstrings on the clothing.
These recalled products include: Basic Editions-brand girls’ clothing sets Approximately 13,000 Basic Editions brand girls’ clothing sets, manufactured in Pakistan and distributed by Millennium Apparel Group, of New York, N.Y., were sold at Kmart stores nationwide during the month of July 2007. Each set sold for about $17. This two-piece clothing set has olive-colored knit pants with a fully-tunneled waist drawstring. The second piece of the set is a pink short-sleeved top with necktie.
It was sold in girls’ sizes : 4/5, 6/6X, 7/8, and 10/12. The reason for the recall is that the pants have a drawstring at the waist, posing an entrapment or entanglement hazard to children. At this time there have been no reported incidents or injuries from this product. If you have these pants you should immediately remove the drawstring from product to eliminate the potential hazard. For further information you should contact Kmart at their toll free number: (800) 659-7026 between 7 a.m.
and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday. You can also log on to their Web site at www.kmart.com . TKS-brand children’s pants Approximately, 6,100 TKS brand children’s pants, manufactured in China and dsitributed by E.S. Sutton Inc., of New York, N.Y., were sold at Sears stores nationwide from July 2007 through August 2007. Each pant sold for about $16. These pants were sold in two different styles. Model numbers 62240 and 62254 The first style is denim with a brown ribbon belt on the waistband.