The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·19093·Announced 2019-04-02

Amerex Group Recalls Infant Fur Jackets Due to Choking Hazard

Amerex Group is recalling infant faux fur jackets because snaps 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 with a reported instance of a child beginning to choke, which fits the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Amerex Group is recalling about 1,550 infant Cheetah Fur jackets due to a choking hazard. The recall involves a faux fur mid-weight jacket sold in infant sizes 12 to 24 months. The underside of the jacket's label contains the printed style number C2185125-CT or C218525, and Amerex Group is printed on a label underneath the washing instructions label.

The jacket's snaps can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. The firm has received two reports of the snaps detaching from the jacket, including one report of a child that began to choke.

The jackets were sold at Carter's, Century 21 Stores, TJ Maxx/Marshalls, stores nationwide and online at www.Zulily.com and www.carters.com from July 2018 through February 2019 for about $65. Consumers should immediately take the recalled jacket away from children, stop using it, and contact Amerex Group for a full refund.

The recalled product

Product
Infant Cheetah Fur jackets
Manufacturer
Pinghu Tianli Garment Co., LTD, of Jiaxing, China
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Clothing
Hazard
Affected units
1,550

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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