OshKosh B'Gosh Recalls Newborn Girls' Garments Due to Choking Hazard
OshKosh B'Gosh is recalling newborn girls' garments because heat-sealed flowers 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 to infants with one reported incident where a child began to choke, but no injury was sustained, fitting the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
OshKosh B'Gosh, Inc. is recalling about 21,800 newborn girls' garments sold as sets. The recall includes lavender-colored velour jumpsuits and French terry/velour top and bottom sets with style numbers 516-8240, 516-8340, 516-8241, and 516-8341. These garments were sold in sizes 0-3, 3-6, and 6-9 months at OshKosh B'Gosh and department stores nationwide from August 2001 through December 2001 for about $38.
The heat-sealed fabric flowers on the front of the garments can detach after washing, posing a choking hazard to young children. OshKosh B'Gosh has received one report of a 6-month-old child who began to choke on a detached flower, which was removed from the child's throat without injury.
Consumers should stop using these garments immediately and return them to OshKosh B'Gosh for a refund. To obtain return instructions, consumers can contact OshKosh B'Gosh at (800) 282-4674 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit www.oshkoshbgosh.com.
The recalled product
- Product
- OshKosh B'Gosh Newborn Girls' Garments
- Manufacturer
- OshKosh B'Gosh, Inc., of Oshkosh, Wis.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 21,800
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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