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Indigenous recalls various designs of children's upper outerwear with hood, neck and waist drawstrings

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Quick summary: Indigenous recalls various designs of children's upper outerwear with hood, neck and waist drawstrings .

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Quick summary: Indigenous recalls various designs of children's upper outerwear with hood, neck and waist drawstrings .

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DescriptionChildren's knitted sweaters and ponchos with hood, neck and waist drawstrings Product description This recall involves various designs and sizes of children's knitted sweaters and ponchos with hood, neck and waist drawstrings. Hazard identified Health Canada has determined that 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 Indigenous nor Health Canada has received any 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 fact sheets. Number sold Approximately 50 of the recalled products were sold at Indigenous in City Centre Mall in Edmonton, Alberta. Time period sold The recalled products were sold from December 2014 to February 2015. Place of origin Manufactured in Ecuador. Companies Distributor Indigenous Edmonton Alberta CANADA Images (select thumbnail to enlarge - opens in a new window)

What you should do

  • Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweaters and ponchos to eliminate the hazard.
  • For additional information, consumers may contact Indigenous at 1-780-243-2615 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST, Monday through Saturday, and 12:00 pm to 5:00 p.m. MST on Sunday.
  • 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.
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