The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·00049·Announced 2000-01-04

Nordstrom Recalls Infant and Girls' Sweatshirts Due to Choking Hazard

Nordstrom is recalling about 5,300 infant and girls' sweatshirts because the zipper pulls can detach and pose a choking hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard for young children with one reported incident of choking, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported as permanent or severe.

Plain-English summary

Nordstrom Inc. is recalling approximately 5,300 infant and girls' sweatshirts due to a choking hazard. The recalled garments are cotton/polyester blend, long-sleeve, half-zipper sweatshirts with a heart-shaped zipper pull. They are pink or blue and were sold in infant size 6 months through big girl size 16. The sweatshirts feature collar labels reading "Baby N" or "N Kids."

The zipper pulls on these sweatshirts can detach from the garments, posing a choking hazard to young children. Nordstrom is aware of one incident in which an infant choked on the zipper pull, but the child suffered no permanent injuries.

These sweatshirts were sold in Nordstrom stores nationwide in December 1999 for between $22 and $28. Consumers should stop wearing these sweatshirts immediately and return them to any Nordstrom store for a refund. For more information, consumers can call Nordstrom at (888) 282-6060 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. any day of the week.

The recalled product

Product
Nordstrom infant and girls' sweatshirts
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Clothing
Hazard
Affected units
5,300

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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