Various Children's Warm-up Jackets recalled due to entanglement hazard
- Starting date:
- December 10, 2019
- Posting date:
- December 10, 2019
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Children's Products, Clothing and Accessories
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Physical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-71833
Last updated: 2019-12-10
Summary
- Product: Children's warm-up jackets with waist drawstrings and toggles
- Issue: Waist drawstrings can pose an entanglement issue.
- What to do: Immediately remove the drawstrings from the jackets.
Affected products
Children's warm-up jackets with waist drawstrings and toggles.
Product description
This recall involves various children's warm-up jackets with attachments such as toggles and beads at the waist drawstrings.
Model number | Product name | Description |
---|---|---|
8011JY | Linebacker | Youth Squall Shell J |
8015JY | Storm | Youth Squall Shell J |
8054JY | Spirit | Water Resistance Jacket |
8055JY/8055JY-C | Legacy | Silky Poly Warm-up Jacket |
8059JY | Icon | Unisex Diagonal Twill Warm-up Jacket |
8755JY | Retro | Warm-up Jacket |
8800JY | Contender | Youth Tri-colour Warm-up Jacket |
8820JY | Challenger | Youth Two-toned Warm-up Jacket |
8860JY | Medalist | New Warm-up Jacket – Youth |
Hazard identified
Drawstrings at the waist on children's upper outerwear can become caught on vehicles causing the child to be dragged.
As of December 2, 2019, no incidents or injuries had been reported to the company regarding the use of these products in Canada.
Number sold
Approximately 56,284 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The affected products were sold from January 2011 to November 2019.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
-
Kobe Sportswear Inc.
Scarborough
Ontario
CANADA
- Importer
-
Match Sports Intl.
Scarborough
Ontario
CANADA
- Manufacturer
-
Unity Sales Inc.
Xuhui District, Shanghai
CHINA
What you should do
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the jacket to eliminate the hazard.
For more information, consumers may contact Kobe Sportswear Inc. by calling 1-888-898-5623 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm EST or by email.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products that pose a danger to human health or safety from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.