CPSC Recall in 2011: Girl's Hooded Sweater Recalled by El Gringo Imports Due to Strangulation Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 11210

Date: May 02, 2011

Product Name: Girl's Hooded Sweater with Drawstring

Recall Description:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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 sweaters have drawstrings through the hood 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 300

Incidents:

None reported

Sold At:

Pike Place Market in Seattle from November 2009 to August 2010 for between $20 and $25.

Manufactured In:

Ecuador