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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2014-08-07

L.L. Bean Recalls Children’s Sweaters Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert)

Is my product affected?

Fisherman's and Open Stitch Children's Sweaters

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

L.L. Bean is recalling children's sweaters in two styles—Fisherman and Open Stitch cardigans—because a spare button attached to a label on the inside seam can detach and pose a choking hazard. The Fisherman sweaters are cable-knit styles with five or six front buttons, available in pink, ivory, green, natural, navy, teal, and red, with product numbers 283148, 283149, 284855, or 289727 printed on the inside neck tag. The Open Stitch sweater is a crocheted style with one button at the neckline, sold in blue, light pink, white, and yellow with product number 286158 on the neck tag. Both styles were sold in little girl's sizes 4 to 7.

According to the recall, consumers should immediately remove the spare button attached to the label on the inside seam of the sweaters to eliminate the hazard.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The spare button attached to the label on the inside seam of the sweaters can detach, posing a choking hazard.

What should I do?

Consumers should immediately remove the spare button attached to label located on the inside seam of the sweaters to eliminate the hazard.

Details from the source

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.

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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