The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·03055·Announced 2002-12-20

Wear Me Apparel Recalls Infant Girl's Garments Due to Lead Paint

Wear Me Apparel Corp. is recalling about 3,000 infant girl's garment sets sold at Kmart because the zipper-pull paint contains lead, posing a poisoning hazard.

What this means for you

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 risk-of-harm product (lead poisoning) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Wear Me Apparel Corp. is recalling about 3,000 infant girl's garment sets sold under the "Joe Boxer" brand name. The recalled items include a light tan sweat jacket with a painted "smiley face" yellow zipper-pull and red sweat pants. The garments were sold in sizes 12-months through 18-months and size 24-months, specifically style numbers 40801002 and 40801003.

The recall is being conducted because the paint on the "smiley face" zipper-pull attached to the sweat jacket contains lead. Young children could ingest lead from the zipper-pull, presenting a lead poisoning hazard. Wear Me Apparel Corp. and the CPSC have not received any reports of injuries involving these garments; the recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

The garments were sold exclusively at Kmart stores nationwide from August 2002 through October 2002 for between $10 and $13. Consumers should return the clothing sets to any Kmart store to receive a full refund. For additional questions, consumers can contact Wear Me Apparel Corp. at (212) 842-6172.

The recalled product

Product
Infant Girl's Garments
Manufacturer
Wear Me Apparel Corp., of New York, N.Y.
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Clothing
Hazard
Affected units
3,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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