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Bagnoles et bobinette recalls hooded sweatshirt with neck drawstrings
- Starting date:
- November 16, 2016
- Posting date:
- November 16, 2016
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Children's Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Strangulation Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-61064
Affected products
Armor-kids hooded sweatshirt
Product description
This recall involves a blue hooded sweatshirt sold under the brand name Armor-kids. It has a zipper, pockets, and drawstrings around the collar. The sweatshirt was sold in sizes 2-3-4-6-8-10. The model number is K1087.
Hazard identified
Drawstrings on children's upper 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.
Neither Bagnoles et bobinette nor Health Canada has received reports of consumer incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of these products.
For more information on the hazards related to drawstrings on children’s upper outerwear and tips to help consumers eliminate these hazards, see Health Canada's: "Is Your Child Safe", "Industry Guide to Second-hand Products", and "Children's Sleepwear: Flammability Requirement Guidelines".
Number sold
7 units of the recalled product were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from May 2016 to October 2016 at Bagnoles et bobinette stores.
Place of origin
Manufactured in France.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Armor-lux
Quimper
Brittany
FRANCE
- Importer
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Bagnoles et Bobinette
Montréal / Mont-Tremblant
Quebec
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately cut the drawstrings from the sweatshirt to eliminate the strangulation hazard.
For more information, consumers may contact Bagnoles et bobinette at 514-840-3111 or by email.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products 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.