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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

CPSC, Reebok, and Adjmi Announce Recall of Children's Reebok Jacket and Pant Sets

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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.

Name of Product: Reebok Children's Windwear and Fleece Jacket and Pant Sets

Units: About 8,000

Manufacturer/Importer: Adjmi Apparel Group, of New York, N.Y. (Adjmi is an authorized licensee of children's apparel products of Reebok, of Canton, Mass.)

Hazard: The zipper slider and pull on the jackets can detach, if pulled when the jacket is open. The detached zipper slider and pull can pose a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Reebok has received three reports of zipper sliders/pulls that detached. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled jacket/pant sets were sold in royal blue, pink, pink/blue, purple/green, pink, purple, red/blue, and gray/dark gray color combinations in sizes up to children's size 7. "Reebok" is printed across the front of the hooded jackets. The style numbers were printed on the store tag only and end in: 451, 449, 448, 447, 446, 444, 435, 433, 429, 428, 424, 412, 537, 531, 530 and 526.

Manufactured in: Taiwan

Sold at: The recalled jacket/pant sets were sold exclusively at Gordmans, Fred Meyer, Kids R Us, Ross, Gottschalks and Reebok Corporate Headquarters retail store in Canton, Massachusetts between August 2004 and February 2005 for between $15 and $20. All other jacket/pant sets purchased at any other retailer are not included in this recall.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled product away from young children and contact Adjmi recall hotline to receive a replacement product.

Consumer Contact: For more information or to receive instructions on receiving a replacement product contact Adjmi recall hotline at (800) 873-5570.

View this recall online at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05140.html

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information via Internet gopher services at cpsc.gov or report product hazards to info@cpsc.gov.

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