Recall Category: Kids Recalls
Recall Date: 2001-12-12T00:00:00
Product: Baby Cool and Kid Cool girls' jackets and vests
Company: Kid Cool LLC, of New York, N.Y.
Hazard: The zipper pull and metal ring on these garments can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Description: The recalled garments are 100-percent polyester girls' fleece-hooded jackets and sleeveless vests. The garments are pink or violet in color and were sold in both infant sizes 9-24 months and toddler sizes 2T-4T. The garments have a zipper front with a rubber zipper pull attached by a metal ring. Two pockets on the front of the garment have flowers on them. A label sewn on the inside neck of the garments reads "Baby Cool (c)," "Kid Cool Collections," and "Made in Hong Kong."
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the zipper pull and the metal ring from these garments and dispose of them. Consumers can return the garments to any Sears retail store to receive a replacement garment.
Incidents / Injuries: Kid Cool LLC has received one report of a child, who removed the zipper pull, placed it in her mouth and began to choke on the metal ring that attaches the zipper pull to the jacket.
Recall Number: 02061
Product Type: Baby / Infant Products
Hazard Type: Choking Hazard