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The Children’s Place Recalls Infant Snowsuits Due to Choking Hazard

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Recall Date: December 18, 2018

Recall Number: 19-053

Recall Summary

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.

Pictures available here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/The-Childrens-Place-Recalls-Infant-Snowsuits-Due-to-Choking-Hazard

Recall Details

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(s): The Children’s Place Services Company LLC, of Secaucus, N.J.

Manufactured In: China

Author: Marianne Halterman

Marianne is a member of the SafeKids Coalition of the Central Shenandoah Valley.

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