LELE & Company Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirt Sets with Drawstrings
LELE & Company is recalling children's hooded sweatshirt sets with drawstrings due to a strangulation hazard. No injuries have been reported.
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 (strangulation hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
LELE & Company Inc. is recalling approximately 2,700 children's hooded sweatshirt sets with drawstrings. The recall involves hooded sweatshirts sold under the "Maria Elena" and "Eddie" brand names in children's sizes 8 through 14. The sweatshirts feature various character designs on the front, including "Princess," "Prince," and "Champion," and have style number 4282 printed on the back of the tag attached to the label.
The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children. No injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled sweatshirts were sold for between $6.50 and $9 from August 2008 through August 2009 at Frine Solarzvo and Toro Wholesale stores in California, El Carrusel and Hana Hosiery in Georgia, Lacala Design in Illinois, and La Revoltosa stores in Florida. Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard or return the product to the store where purchased for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Children's hooded sweatshirt sets with drawstrings
- Manufacturer
- LELE & Company Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,700
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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