CPSC, Wear Me Apparel Corp. Announce Recall of Infant Girls' Garments
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2002-12-20 · 03055
Hazards
The paint on the "smiley face" zipper-pull attached to the sweat jacket of these garments contains lead. Young children could ingest lead from the zipper-pull, presenting a lead poisoning hazard.
Recall
Number
03055
Date
2002-12-20
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Infant Girl's Garments
Companies
Retailer(s)
Kmart stores nationwide exclusively sold these garments, from August 2002 through October 2002, for between $10 and $13.
Importer(s)
Wear Me Apparel Corp., of New York, N.Y.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The recalled garments were sold under the "Joe Boxer" brand name in sizes 12-months through 18-months and size 24-months. The garments were sold as sets that include a light tan sweat jacket with the word "Smile" embroidered on the front and a painted "smiley face" yellow zipper-pull and red sweat pants. Only style numbers 40801002 and 40801003 are included in the recall and can be found on the reverse side of the care label. Writing on the collar label includes "MADE IN/HECHO EN CHINA."