CPSC, Wear Me Apparel Corp. Announce Recall of Infant Girls' Garments

Recalled December 20, 2002 · CPSC recall 03055 · Wear Me Apparel

Hazard

The paint on the "smiley face" zipper-pull attached to the sweat jacket of these garments contains lead. Young children could ingest lead from the zipper-pull, presenting a lead poisoning hazard.

Remedy

Consumers should return the clothing sets to any Kmart store to receive a full refund.

Units

About 3,000

Incidents / injuries

Wear Me Apparel Corp. and CPSC have not received any reports of injuries involving these garments. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

Description

The recalled garments were sold under the "Joe Boxer" brand name in sizes 12-months through 18-months and size 24-months. The garments were sold as sets that include a light tan sweat jacket with the word "Smile" embroidered on the front and a painted "smiley face" yellow zipper-pull and red sweat pants. Only style numbers 40801002 and 40801003 are included in the recall and can be found on the reverse side of the care label. Writing on the collar label includes "MADE IN/HECHO EN CHINA."

What to do

Consumers should return the clothing sets to any Kmart store to receive a full refund.

Contact

For additional questions, consumers can contact Wear Me Apparel Corp. at (212) 842-6172.

Product

Infant Girl's Garments

Imported by

Wear Me Apparel Corp., of New York, N.Y.

Retailers

Kmart stores nationwide exclusively sold these garments, from August 2002 through October 2002, for between $10 and $13.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →