Deux par Deux Minimome Recalls Children's Snowsuits and Coats with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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 SNOWSUITS AND COATS

UNITS: ABOUT 4,500

MANUFACTURER: DEUX PAR DEUX MINIMOME INC. LOCATED IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA

HAZARD: THE SNOWSUITS AND COATS HAVE DRAWSTRINGS THROUGH THE HOOD THAT CAN POSE A STRANGULATION HAZARD TO CHILDREN. IN FEBRUARY 1996, CPSC ISSUED GUIDELINES (PDF) (WHICH WERE INCORPORATED INTO AN INDUSTRY VOLUNTARY STANDARD IN 1997) TO HELP PREVENT CHILDREN FROM STRANGLING OR GETTING ENTANGLED ON THE NECK AND WAIST DRAWSTRINGS IN UPPER GARMENTS, SUCH AS JACKETS AND SWEATSHIRTS.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: NONE

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES CHILDREN’S SNOWSUITS AND COATS SOLD IN SIZES 2 THROUGH 12. THE SNOWSUITS AND COATS WERE SOLD IN VARIOUS COLORS AND PRINTS. THE BRAND NAME “DEUX PAR DEUX” AND THE STYLE NUMBER IS PRINTED ON THE NECK TAG.

CHILDREN’S SNOWSUIT STYLE NUMBERS

YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES	YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES	YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES
2005	B504 B514 D506 D516 E807 F508 F808 G809 H510 H810 K523 K813 L524	2-12	2007	B503 C804 D515 G516 J518 J511 K512 K912 L513 P817	2-12	2009	C804 D805 E806 F807 G808 I510 I810 K812 M815 &NBSP;	2-12
YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES	YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES	YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES
2006	B502 D504 F506 I819 J510 K511 M813 N514 P516 T820	2-12	2008	D802 E803 G806 J807 I808 J809 K810 L811 N813 P815	2-12	2010	C803 D804 D904 E805 F806 G807 H808 K810 L811 L812 M813 N814	2-12

CHILDREN’S COAT STYLE NUMBERS

YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES	YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES	YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES
2005	D906 F908	2-12	2007	I910 L913	2-12	2009	C904 D905 I910	2-12
YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES	YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES	YEAR	STYLE NUMBER	SIZES
2006	I909 P916	2-12	2008	H907 J909 P915	2-12	2010	C903 I909 J910	2-12

SOLD AT: SMALL BOUTIQUE RETAILERS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 2005 THROUGH 2010 FOR $190 FOR THE SNOWSUITS AND $120 FOR THE COATS

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE DRAWSTRINGS FROM THE JACKETS TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARD OR RETURN THE GARMENT WITH DRAWSTRING TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND. CONSUMERS ALSO CAN RETURN THE JACKETS WITH THE DRAWSTRING INTACT TO DEUX PAR DEUX, 433 CHABANEL WEST, SUITE 1102, MONTREAL, QUEBEC CANADA H2N 2J8 FOR A FULL REFUND.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT DEUX PAR DEUX TOLL-FREE AT 866-557-2222 BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. AND 5:00 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.DEUXPARDEUX.COM