The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturer named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Boy’s Windbreaker Jacket with Drawstring
Units: About 330
Manufacturer: Hurley International, of Costa Mesa, Calif.
Hazard: The jackets have a drawstring through the hood, posing a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, the CPSC issued guidelines (http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/208.pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings of upper garments such as jackets and sweatshirts.
Incidents/Injuries: No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled jackets are black or gray, and were sold in youth sizes up to size 20. “HurleyCo” is stitched on the upper left outside of the jacket. The style number BJ06GS is printed on a label sewn inside the left side seam of the jacket.
Sold at: Various department and specialty stores nationwide from July through early December, 2005 for about between $50 and $60.
Manufactured in: Hong Kong
Remedy: Consumers should remove the drawstring to eliminate the hazard.
Consumer Contact: For more information, call Hurley toll-free at (800) 747-9994 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, write to Hurley at help@hurley.com, or visit the Hurley Web site at www.hurley.com
For more information about this recall, please visit: https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06065.html
More information about the CPSC: To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC’s web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
Stay Safe!