Hooey Recalls Children's Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

Hazard

A drawstring in the sweatshirt hood poses a strangulation hazard to children. Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation hazard to children.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately take the recalled sweatshirts away from children and remove the drawstring to eliminate the hazard.

Repair

Incidents & injuries

None reported

Product description

This recall involves 15 styles of youth-sized sweatshirts with the "Hooey" brand or logo and drawstrings in the hood. The sweatshirts are polyester and cotton. The sweatshirts generally have a single front pocket. They were sold in boys' and girls' sizes XS, S, M, L, XL. A white size label has the word "Hooey" and "Made in China" and is located at the center back neck of the sweatshirts. A label in the side seam has the garment care instructions.

Sold on

Boot Barn, Orscheln's, Cavenders and other western wear apparel stores from September 2017 through October 2019 for about $45.

Contact the company

Hooey toll-free at 833-847-0829 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday to Friday, email at [email protected], or online at https://getyourhooey.com/ and click on Product Safety for more information