Kyber Outerwear recalls children’s sweaters
The sweaters have a drawstring around the neck area that poses a strangulation hazard to children.
Kyber Outerwear recalled about 3,100 children's sweaters because they have a drawstring around the neck area that poses a strangulation hazard to children.
Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation and/or entanglement hazard to children, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC issued a federal regulation on drawstings on children's upper clothing in 2011.
These animal-themed, hooded children's sweaters are 100 percent wool when produced in Nepal and 50 percent wool and 50 percent acrylic when produced in Bangladesh. No injuries have been reported.
For more information, go to the CPSC website.
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