# Alpha Industries Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard
> **CPSC recall** · 2011-01-13 · 11098 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 11098
- **Date:** 2011-01-13
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Children's Hooded Sweatshirts

## Hazards

The hooded sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hoods which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children.

## Remedies

Refund

## Retailer(s)

Department stores and juvenile product stores nationwide from August 2009 through February 2010 for between $28 and $42.

## Importer(s)

Alpha Industries, of Chantilly, Va.

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

This recall involves children's hooded, zippered sweatshirts with drawstrings through the hood. The cotton sweatshirts are olive green with an eagle on the front and the words "Hero by Choice" and "Alpha." They were sold in sizes 2T, 3T, 4T, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10/12. "Alpha Industries" and "RN#35569" are printed on a label sewn into the neck of the sweatshirts.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2011/Alpha-Industries-Recalls-Childrens-Hooded-Sweatshirts-with-Drawstrings-Due-to)
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