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RMP Athletic Locker of Ontario, Canada, is recalling about 2,165 boys’ Ripzone Hooligan hooded jackets.
The jackets have a drawstring around the neck area which can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school- bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation and/or entanglement hazard to children.
No incidents or injures have been reported.
This recall involves the Ripzone boys’ Hooligan hoodie jacket. The jackets are 100% polyester waterproof material and have a front zip closure with Velcro adjustable cuffs. There are two zippered pockets on the front of the jacket and a drawstring around the neck of the garment. The jacket is black with a neon blue stripe diagonal across each shoulder and two neon blue stripes around the bottom of the jacket.
The jackets were sold in youth sizes small/petite (s/p) and medium (m). RPZN and the size can be found on the label sewn into the seam of the neck area of the garment. The style number 78938 is located on the care label of the jacket which is on the right front, inside lower seam of the jacket.
The jackets, manufactured in Bangladesh, were sold Sport Chalet stores in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah from August 2013, to October 2013, for about $112.
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the garment to eliminate the hazard or return the garment to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Consumers may contact RMP Athletic Locker at (800) 668-5480 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by email at skerr@rmpathletic.com.
