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

What's being recalled

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.

The problem, in CPSC's words

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

Incidents and injuries reported to CPSC

None reported.

What CPSC says to do

Repair

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

How to 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.

Open the official CPSC notice