Consumer Advice > Product Recalls > ClothingDecember 06, 2007

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: Basic Editions-brand girls' clothing sets

Units: About 13,000

Importer: Millennium Apparel Group, of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The recalled pants have drawstrings at the waist, which are longer than the maximum length set forth in CPSC guidelines (pdf). This poses an entrapment or entanglement hazard to children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recalled two-piece clothing set has olive-colored knit pants with a fully-tunneled waist drawstring and a pink short-sleeved top with necktie. The set was sold in the following girls' sizes: 4/5, 6/6X, 7/8, and 10/12.

Sold at: Kmart stores nationwide during July 2007 for about $17 per set

Manufactured in: Pakistan

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings to eliminate the hazard.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Kmart at (800) 659-7026 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.kmart.com

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