Girls' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Rebelette International Due to Strangulation Hazard.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 March 2008-CPSC: Girls' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Rebelette International Due to Strangulation Hazard(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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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: Girls' Hooded Sweatshirts

Units: About 4,800

Distributor: Rebelette International Trading Corp., of South El Monte, Calif.

Hazard: The sweatshirt jackets have a drawstring through the hood which poses a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996,...