Product Recalls: boys’ hooded jackets, basketball-shaped furniture sets, girls’ coats

Recalls: jackets, basketball chairs, girls’ coats

The following recalls have been announced:

About 175,000 Buckyballs high-powered magnets sets, made in China and imported by Maxfield and Oberton LLC, of New York, because the mandatory standard requires powerful magnets not to be sold for children under 14. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages. There have been two reports of children swallowing one or more magnets. No injuries were reported. Details: by Web at www.cpsc.gov or www.maxfieldandobertonsafety.com.

About 108,000 Hoover WindTunnel T-Series bagless upright vacuum cleaners with cord rewind feature. They are being recalled because the power cord is not properly routed or securely seated in the cord rewind assembly, allowing the cord to be pulled loose and posing fire and shock hazards. The company received three reports of minor burns to carpet and furniture and one report of a minor burn to a consumer’s hand. The vacuum cleaners, made in Mexico and imported by Hoover Inc., of Glenwillow, Ohio, were sold at mass merchandisers, department stores and independent vacuum retailers nationwide and online from August 2009 through May 2010. Details: by Web at www.hoover.com/tseriesrewindrecall or www.cpsc.gov.

About 23,000 Rim Rocka boys’ hooded jackets and Pelle Pelle girls’ hooded jackets, made in Pakistan and Bangladesh and distributed by Lollytogs Ltd., of New York, because the drawstrings through the hoods and waists can pose strangulation and entanglement hazards to young children. No incidents or injuries have been reported. They were sold at Burlington Coat Factory stores and at various small retailers nationwide from February 2008 through September 2009. Details: by Web at www.cpsc.gov.

About 14,000 Moroccan tea glasses, made in Morocco and distributed by Cost Plus Inc., of Oakland, Calif., because the tea glasses have high levels of lead in the exterior coloring. Lead is toxic to young children if they ingest it. No incidents have been reported. The products were sold at Cost Plus World Market stores nationwide from June through November 2009. Details: by Web at 877-967-5362; by Web at www.worldmarket.com or www.cpsc.gov.

About 13,500 girls’ coats, made in Guatemala and imported by S. Rothschild & Co. Inc., because the detachable cape’s strings can pose a strangulation hazard to young children. No injuries or incidents have been reported. The recall includes S. Rothschild girls’ wool coats with detachable capes. Two small pompoms are attached to the end of strings that hang from the cape. They were sold at Burlington Coat Factory, Filene’s Basement and other retail stores nationwide from September 2006 through September 2009. Details: by phone at 800-223-2664; online at www.cpsc.gov.

About 380 All-Star Basketball Chair and Ottoman Sets, made in China and imported by Colleen Karis Designs LLC of Los Angeles, because surface paints on the chairs’ lettering could contain excessive levels of lead, which is a violation of the federal lead paint standard. No incidents or injuries have been reported. HomeGoods stores nationwide sold the products from February 2009 through April. Details: by phone at 866-278-7938; online at www.cpsc.gov.

About 200 boys hooded jackets, made in China and distributed by Hind Fashions of New York, because the jackets have a drawstring through the hood that can pose as a strangulation hazard to children. No incidents or injuries have been reported. This recall involves boys hooded jackets that are blue suede on the outside and have fur lining on the inside. “Hind Leather” is printed on the tag. Burlington Coat Factory stores nationwide sold the items from January 2006 through September 2009. Details: by phone at 888-643-4463; online at www.cpsc.gov.