CPSC Recall in 2011: Alpha Industries Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 11-098

Date: January 13, 2011

Product Name: Children's Hooded Sweatshirts

Recall Description:

CPSC, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

The hooded sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hoods which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines, which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997, to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 900

Incidents:

None reported

Sold At:

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

Manufactured In:

China