GJC International Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Due to Strangulation Hazard
GJC International is recalling about 3,200 children's hooded sweatshirts 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 strangulation hazard, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
GJC International of Florida Inc. is recalling about 3,200 children's Niko brand hooded sweatshirts. The recall is due to a strangulation hazard posed by drawstrings through the hood. The garment-dyed sweatshirts were sold in mango, kiwi, rust, denim, pink, brown, and periwinkle in sizes 2T through 5T. A tag reading "Niko's SPORTSLINE" is sewn on the back neck of the garment.
The sweatshirts were manufactured in Pakistan and distributed by Niko's SPORTSLINE of Sunrise, Fla., which is no longer in business. They were sold at gift shops, children's stores, souvenir and resort stores in Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, Maryland, and Michigan from June 2007 through January 2008 for about $8 each.
No injuries have been reported. Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard or return the sweatshirts to GJC International of Florida Inc. for a full refund. For additional information, consumers can contact GJC International of Florida collect at (954) 581-4646 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
The recalled product
- Product
- Children's Hooded Sweatshirts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,200
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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