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Kyber Outerwear Recalls Children’s Sweaters Due to Strangulation Hazard

Name: Kyber Outerwear Recalls Children’s Sweaters Due to Strangulation Hazard
Brand: Kyber Outerwear
SKU: CPSC-15198
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 1.0 (1 reviews)

Published: July 28, 2015Recall ID: 15198Category: generalCountry: US

Reason for Recall / 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.

Product Description & Identification

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.

Affected Products

Children's Animal-themed Sweaters

Additional Source Details

Field	Value
U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2015/Kyber-Outerwear-Recalls-Childrens-Sweaters
Title	Kyber Outerwear Recalls Children’s Sweaters Due to Strangulation Hazard
Images › 1 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2015.15198.Sweater1.jpg
Images › 1 › Caption	Children’s Animal-Themed Sweater
Images › 2 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2015.15198.sweater2.jpg
Images › 2 › Caption	Children’s Animal-Themed Sweater
Images › 3 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2015.15198.sweater3.jpg
Images › 3 › Caption	Children’s Animal-Themed Sweater
Images › 4 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2015.15198.sweater4.jpg
Images › 4 › Caption	Children’s Animal-Themed Sweater
Hazards › Name	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.
Injuries › Name	None reported.
Products › Name	Children's Animal-themed Sweaters
Products › Type	Outerwear
Products › Category I D	67596
Products › Number Of Units	About 3,100
Recall I D	6458
Remedies › Name	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.
Retailers › Name	Independent children's stores nationwide and online from January 2010 through December 2013 for between $10 and $50.
Recall Date	2015-07-28T00:00:00
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.
Distributors › Name	Kyber Outerwear USA Corp., of Ogdensburg, NY
Recall Number	15198
Remedy Options › Option	Refund
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.
Last Publish Date	2015-07-28T00:00:00
Manufacturer Countries › 1 › Country	Nepal
Manufacturer Countries › 2 › Country	Bangladesh

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