Firms Agree to Pay $85,000 in Civil Penalties for Failing to Report Drawstrings in Children’s Outerwear

September 9, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT TWO FIRMS, MARAN INC., OF NORTH BERGEN, N.J. AND K.S. TRADING CORP., OF MOONACHIE, N.J., HAVE AGREED TO PAY A TOTAL OF $85,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES. THE PENALTY SETTLEMENTS (MARAN AND K.S. TRADING, PDF), WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION, RESOLVE CPSC STAFF ALLEGATIONS THAT THE FIRMS KNOWINGLY FAILED TO REPORT TO CPSC IMMEDIATELY, AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW, THAT CHILDREN’S HOODED SWEATSHIRTS OR JACKETS THEY SOLD HAD DRAWSTRINGS AT THE NECK.

CHILDREN’S UPPER OUTERWEAR WITH DRAWSTRINGS, INCLUDING SWEATSHIRTS OR JACKETS, POSES A STRANGULATION HAZARD TO CHILDREN WHICH CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. CPSC AND THE FIRMS ANNOUNCED RECALLS (MARAN AND K.S. TRADING) OF THE PRODUCTS.

CPSC ISSUED DRAWSTRING GUIDELINES (PDF) IN 1996 TO HELP

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