The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·14180·Announced 2014-05-15

H&M Recalls Girls' Leggings Due to Choking Hazard

H&M is recalling approximately 65,000 girls' leggings because a metal part on the belt can detach, posing 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 for young children, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported in the U.S., fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

H&M is recalling approximately 65,000 units of girls' leggings sold in the United States. The recall involves knit leggings in sizes 1 ½ to 8 years that feature a plastic belt with a bow-shaped buckle. The specific colors and belt combinations included in the recall are black/pink, black/silver, black and white stripe/black, blue and white stripe/blue, blue hounds-tooth/blue, grey check/pink, grey with dots/pink, khaki/pink, khaki with dots/pink, pink and white check/white, purple/purple, and red and blue plaid/blue. The garments have an O/N (order number) and P/N (product number) printed on the top of the care label, which is attached to the waistband in the back. The following O/N numbers are included in the recall: 345180, 400690, 400691, 441760, 441761, 441762, 446960, 446961, 446962, 446963, 446965, and 978210.

The hazard is that a metal part on the belt can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. The firm has received one report of a choking incident in the United Kingdom, but no reports of consumer incidents or injuries related to the use of these products in the U.S.

The leggings were sold at H&M stores nationwide and online at HM.com from August 2012 to April 2014 for between $3 and $15. Consumers should stop using the belt and remove it from the leggings. They should then contact H&M Customer Service for instructions on returning the belt for a $20 gift card. H&M Customer Service can be reached toll-free at (855) 466-7467 from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. ET any day, by email at [email protected], or online at www.hm.com.

The recalled product

Product
Girls' Leggings
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Clothing
Hazard
Affected units
65,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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