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Kyber Outerwear Recalls Children’s Sweaters

  • Children’s Animal-Themed Sweater
  • Children’s Animal-Themed Sweater
  • Children’s Animal-Themed Sweater
  • Children’s Animal-Themed Sweater
Name of Product:
Children's Animal-themed Sweaters
Hazard:
The sweaters have a drawstring around the neck area that poses a strangulation hazard to children. Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation and/or entanglement hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines about drawstrings in children's upper outerwear. In 1997, those guidelines were incorporated into a voluntary standard. Then, in July 2011, based on the guidelines and voluntary standard, CPSC issued a federal regulation. CPSC's actions demonstrate a commitment to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on neck and waist drawstrings in upper outerwear, such as jackets and sweatshirts.
Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
July 28, 2015
Units:
About 3,100
Consumer Contact

Call Kyber collect at (613) 724-2579 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or email kyberouterwear@gmail.com or online at www.kyberouterwear.com and click on the link in the "Our Latest News" box in the bottom, left-hand corner of the homepage for more information. 

Recall Details

Description:

These animal-themed, hooded children's sweaters are 100 percent wool when produced in Nepal and 50 percent wool and 50 percent acrylic when produced in Bangladesh. The sweaters have a tag sewn on the left seam several inches above the hem with the company name and the place of origin. The company name is also located on a patch on the left sleeve at the cuff and on a patch in the collar. 

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately take the recalled sweater away from kids and remove the drawstring, or return the sweater to Kyber Outerwear for a full credit for Kyber products. 

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported.

Sold At:
Independent children's stores nationwide and online from January 2010 through December 2013 for between $10 and $50.
Distributor(s):
Kyber Outerwear USA Corp., of Ogdensburg, NY
Manufactured In:
Nepal and Bangladesh
Recall number:
15-198

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