Alpha Industries Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Due to Strangulation Hazard
Alpha Industries is recalling about 900 children's hooded sweatshirts because the hood drawstrings pose a strangulation or entrapment 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 (strangulation/entrapment hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Alpha Industries, of Chantilly, Va., is recalling about 900 children's hooded, zippered sweatshirts. The cotton sweatshirts are olive green with an eagle on the front and the words "Hero by Choice" and "Alpha." They were sold in sizes 2T, 3T, 4T, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10/12. "Alpha Industries" and "RN#35569" are printed on a label sewn into the neck of the sweatshirts.
The recall is due to a strangulation or entrapment hazard. The hooded sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hoods which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children. No injuries have been reported.
The sweatshirts were sold at department stores and juvenile product stores nationwide from August 2009 through February 2010 for between $28 and $42. Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the hoods of the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard or return them to the place of purchase or Alpha Industries for a full refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Children's Hooded Sweatshirts
- Manufacturer
- Alpha Industries, of Chantilly, Va.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 900
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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