L.L. Bean Recalls Children’s Sweaters Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert)
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2014-08-07 · 14742
Hazards
The spare button attached to the label on the inside seam of the sweaters can detach, posing a choking hazard.
Recall
Number
14742
Date
2014-08-07
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Fisherman's and Open Stitch Children's Sweaters
Remedies
Options
Repair
Companies
Retailer(s)
L.L. Bean stores nationwide, L.L. Bean's catalog and online at www.llbean.com from July 2013 to June 2014 for about $30-$40.
Distributor(s)
L.L. Bean Inc., of Freeport, Maine
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The recall includes L.L. Bean children's sweaters sold in two styles: Fisherman's, and Open Stitch. The Fisherman cardigan sweaters are a cable-knit weave with five or six buttons down the front, sold in solid colors: pink, ivory, green, natural, navy, teal and red. The Fisherman sweaters have product numbers printed on the inside back of the neck tag: 283148 (toddlers), 283149 (infants), 284855 (little girls) or 289727 (little girls). The Open Stitch cardigan sweater has one button at the top of the neckline with a crocheted knit pattern sold in blue, light pink, white and yellow with product number 286158 on the back neck tag. The sweaters were sold in little girl's sizes 4 to 7.