L.L. Bean Recalls Children’s Sweaters Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert)

Hazard

The spare button attached to the label on the inside seam of the sweaters can detach, posing a choking hazard.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately remove the spare button attached to label located on the inside seam of the sweaters to eliminate the hazard.

Repair

Incidents & injuries

None reported.

Product description

The recall includes L.L. Bean children's sweaters sold in two styles: Fisherman's, and Open Stitch. The Fisherman cardigan sweaters are a cable-knit weave with five or six buttons down the front, sold in solid colors: pink, ivory, green, natural, navy, teal and red. The Fisherman sweaters have product numbers printed on the inside back of the neck tag: 283148 (toddlers), 283149 (infants), 284855 (little girls) or 289727 (little girls). The Open Stitch cardigan sweater has one button at the top of the neckline with a crocheted knit pattern sold in blue, light pink, white and yellow with product number 286158 on the back neck tag. The sweaters were sold in little girl's sizes 4 to 7.

Sold on

L.L. Bean stores nationwide, L.L. Bean's catalog and online at www.llbean.com from July 2013 to June 2014 for about $30-$40.

Contact the company

L.L. Bean at (800) 555-9717 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET daily or online at www.llbean.com and click on the "Recall and Safety Info" tab under the "About L.L. Bean" heading on the bottom of the page for more information.