U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – Fast Track Recall
Recall Date: December 18, 2018
Recall Number: 19-053
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/The-Childrens-Place-Recalls-Infant-Snowsuits-Due-to-Choking-Hazard
Name of Product: Infant snowsuits
Hazard: The metal snaps on the snowsuit can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy: Refund
Consumers should immediately take the recalled snowsuits away from children, stop using them and return them to any The Children’s Place store for a full refund. Online customers will receive return instructions by email from The Children’s Place on obtaining a full refund.
Consumer Contact:
The Children’s Place toll-free at 877-752-2387 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturdays, or online at www.childrensplace.com and click on “Recall Information” at the bottom of the page for more information.
Units: About 14,900 (in addition, about 750 were sold in Canada)
Description:
This recall involves girls’ infant snowsuits sold in infant sizes 0 to 18 months. The recalled snowsuits were sold in two styles and three colors/patterns. The style number is printed on a label sewn in to the side seam. The snowsuits are 100% polyester and the trim is 95% polyester and 5% spandex. They have matching print hoods with small ears, detachable mittens and a zipper down the front of the suit covered with a fabric snap flap at the chest.
Style Number |
Colors/Pattern |
2111187 |
White Sophy floral – a white snowsuit with a pattern of flowers of different colors |
2111187 |
Jazzberry ladybug – a pink snowsuit with a pattern of red ladybugs |
2111188 |
Rosebud heart – a pale pink snowsuit with a heart pattern stitched in to the sleeves |
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of a metal snap detaching from a snowsuit. No injuries have been reported.
Sold exclusively at: The Children’s Place stores nationwide and online at www.childrensplace.com from August 2018 through November 2018 for about $50.
Importer: The Children’s Place Services Company LLC, of Secaucus, N.J.
Manufactured in: China
In Conjunction With: Canada
Health Canada's press release is available at: https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2018/68460r-eng.php
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:
800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime
Call to get product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products.
Media Contact
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Phone: 301-504-7908
Spanish: 301-504-7800