Racine Carrée children's clothing with drawstrings recalled due to strangulation hazard
- Starting date:
- November 19, 2019
- Posting date:
- November 19, 2019
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Children's Products, Clothing and Accessories
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Strangulation Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-71636
Last updated: 2019-11-19
Summary
- Product: Racine Carrée children's clothing with drawstrings.
- Issue: Drawstrings at the hood and neck area pose a strangulation hazard.
- What to do: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the sweaters.
Affected products
Zip-up hooded sweaters and hooded sweatshirts bearing the child's school logo
Product description
This recall involves a zip-up hooded sweater model and a hooded sweatshirt model from Racine Carrée. The clothes bear the logo of the school where they are sold. The model number appears on the product label.
Model | Description | School | Sizes |
---|---|---|---|
380 | Navy hooded sweatshirt | Collège de Champigny |
M junior L junior |
381 | Navy hooded sweatshirt | École secondaire Bromptonville |
S junior M junior L junior |
383 | Red hooded sweatshirt | École secondaire Bromptonville |
S junior M junior L junior |
384 | Navy hooded sweatshirt | École secondaire le Sommet |
M junior L junior |
389 | Navy hooded zip-up sweater | École l'Eau-Vive |
4 child 5 child 6 child 6X child S junior M junior L junior |
390 | Navy hooded zip-up sweater | École secondaire Pamphile-Le-May |
M junior L junior |
394 | Navy hooded zip-up sweater | Académie Saint-Louis |
4 child 5 child 6 child 6X child S junior M junior L junior |
395 | Navy hooded zip-up sweater | École l'Eau-Vive |
5 child 6 child 6X child S junior M junior L junior |
396 | Navy hooded zip-up sweater | La Maîtrise des petits Chanteurs de Québec |
S junior M junior L junior |
Hazard identified
Drawstrings on children's outerwear can become caught on playground equipment, fences, or other objects and result in strangulation or, in the case of a vehicle, the child being dragged.
As of November 14, 2019, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada related to the use of these products.
Number sold
Approximately 1,041 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The affected products were sold from 2008 to November 2019.
Place of origin
Manufactured in Canada
Companies
- Distributor
-
Racine Carrée
Saint-Alfred
Quebec
CANADA
What you should do
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the sweaters to eliminate the hazard.
For more information, consumers should contact Racine Carrée customer service by telephone at 1-844-330-9338, Monday to Thursday between 7:45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., or Friday between 7:45 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. (ET), 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 or concerns 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.