Boys' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by High Energy; Children Can Strangle on Drawstrings.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 March 2008-CPSC: Boys' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by High Energy; Children Can Strangle on Drawstrings(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: Boys' Hooded Sweatshirts

Units: About 5,000

Distributor: Kidz World Inc., d/b/a High Energy USA, of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through hood which poses a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued...