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

Date: August 7, 2014
Company: L.L. Bean Inc., of Freeport, Maine
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 spare button attached to label located on the inside seam of the sweaters to eliminate the hazard. Options: Repair

Affected Products

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.

Why Was This Recalled?

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

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About L.L. Bean Inc., of Freeport, Maine

L.L. Bean Inc., of Freeport, Maine has 3 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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