Gildan Activewear Recalls Children's Sleep Sacks for Flammability Violation
Gildan Activewear is recalling American Apparel children's sleep sacks because they fail to meet federal flammability standards, posing a risk of burn injuries.
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 (burn injuries) where injury has not yet been reported, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Gildan Activewear SRL is recalling approximately 10,600 American Apparel brand Baby Rib Collection children's sleep sacks. The recalled products are 100% cotton or 90% cotton and 10% polyester-blended knit sleep sacks in size 6-12 months. They were sold in black, green, gray, light blue, navy, pink, red, and white. The sleep sacks were made in Honduras and feature "American Apparel" and "Baby Rib Collection" printed on a neck label.
The recall was issued because the sleep sacks fail to meet the federal flammability standard for children's sleepwear. This violation poses a risk of burn injuries to children. No injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The sleep sacks were sold exclusively online at www.americanapparel.com from January 2018 through January 2019 for between $15 and $20. Consumers should immediately take the recalled sleep sacks away from children and stop using them. Consumers can contact American Apparel for a full refund or a replacement product of similar value. Gildan Activewear is also contacting all known purchasers directly.
The recalled product
- Product
- Children's sleep sacks
- Manufacturer
- Gildan Activewear SRL, of Barbados
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 10,600
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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