Bonded Apparel Has Hoodies Recalled
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on May 15 that 720 boys’ hoodies were recalled because the drawstrings pose a hazard.
The hoodies, made in China, were imported by Bonded Apparel Inc. of Los Angeles. They were sold between August and December 2011 at DD’s Discounts stores for $8. Ross Stores Inc., based in Pleasanton, Calif., operates 88 DD’s Discounts stores in seven states.
Calls to Bonded Apparel, a longtime Los Angeles company, were not returned.
The CPSC said the drawstrings pose a strangulation hazard to children. The recall covers boys’ long-sleeved zip-front jackets with a fake-fur lining sold in three colors: army green, aqua green and black.
The jackets have four designs on the front: the number “2” or the letter “B” embroidered on the left-front chest or the word “Rock” or “AB Sportswear” embroidered across the chest.
In 1995, the CPSC issued guidelines for drawstrings on children’s outerwear tops. In 1997, those guidelines were incorporated into a voluntary standard. In July 2011, the guidelines became part of a federal regulation to prevent children from getting entangled in neck or waist drawstrings on jackets and sweatshirts.—D.B.
