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Consumer product recall

babyGap footed one-piece sleepers and sleep gowns

Starting date:
April 9, 2013
Posting date:
April 9, 2013
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Childrens' Products, Clothing and Accessories
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety, Flammability Hazard
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-26527

Affected products

babyGap footed one-piece sleepers and sleep gown

Product description

This recall involves various babyGap footed one-piece sleepers and a sleep gown, sized 6 – 12 months:

  • Peter Rabbit graphic footed one-piece / Beatrix Potter for babyGap (80% cotton, 20% polyester) (style 301501)
  • Peter Rabbit thermal one-piece / Beatrix Potter for babyGap (100% cotton) (style 301512)
  • Peter Rabbit footed one-piece / Beatrix Potter for babyGap (100% cotton) (style 301482)
  • Velour footed one-piece (78% cotton, 22% polyester) (style 301161)
  • Velour footed one-piece (78% cotton, 22% polyester) (style 912831)
  • Lapped knit bundler / Sleep gown with elastic bottom (100% cotton) (style 301165)

Hazard identified

Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has determined that these products do not meet the flammability requirements for children's sleepwear under Canadian law.

Loose-fitting children's sleepwear can contact ignition sources such as stove elements, candles, and matches more readily than tight-fitting sleepwear, and once ignited will burn rapidly, potentially resulting in severe burns to large areas of the child's body. For this reason, cotton is not permitted in loose-fitting sleepwear.

Neither Health Canada nor Gap Inc. has received reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of this sleepwear.

Number sold

Approximate numbers of the recalled products were sold in Canada as listed below:

301512-004
90 Units
301482-004
66 Units
301161-004
154 Units
912831-004
125 Units
301165-004
66 Units
301501-004
129 Units
 

Time period sold

The recalled products were sold from November 2012 to February 2013.

Place of origin

Manufactured in China (301512 / 3014872 / 912831 / 301165 / 301501) and Cambodia (301161)

Companies

Distributor
Gap Inc.
San Francisco
California
UNITED STATES

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to where they were purchased.

For additional information, contact Gap toll-free at 1-888-747-3704 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. EST Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. EST, or email Gap.