Children’s Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by GTM Sportswear Due to Strangulation Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2010.  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: Children’s Jackets with Drawstrings

Units: About 210,000

Manufacturer/Importer: GTM Sportswear Inc., of Manhattan, Kan.

Hazard: The children’s jackets have drawstrings through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC…