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Hooded Sweaters Recalled by Empress Arts; Children Can Strangle on Drawstrings

Date: September 2, 2008
Company: Empress Arts Ltd., of Monterey Park, Calif.
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweaters to eliminate the hazard.

Affected Products

The cotton knit sweaters are cream colored with a blue stripe at the wrists and waist, a blue ball on the hood, and blue buttons. There is a drawstring through the hood with pom-poms at the ends. The sweaters were sold in children's size 2T under the brand name "Empress Arts." "Empress Baby" is sewn into the sweater's tag.

Why Was This Recalled?

The sweaters have drawstrings through the hood. Children can get entangled in the drawstrings, which can catch on playground equipment, fences or tree branches.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About Empress Arts Ltd., of Monterey Park, Calif.

Empress Arts Ltd., of Monterey Park, Calif. has 1 total recall tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report