Status: Recall found CPSC
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Hazard (from the official notice)
The fabric hook and loop fastener at the neck of the bat cape can fail to detach readily during use, posing a strangulation hazard to children.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bat capes away from children and return the capes to any IKEA store for a full refund.
Hazard (from the official notice)
The fabric hook and loop fastener at the neck of the bat cape can fail to detach readily during use, posing a strangulation hazard to children.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bat capes away from children and return the capes to any IKEA store for a full refund.
Description (from the official notice)
This recall involves IKEA children's bat cape costumes. The capes are black with gray stripes, 100% polyester, measure 30 inches long by 57 inches wide and have a fabric hook and loop fastener closure at the neck. IKEA, LATTJO and numbers 60311650 and 18937 are printed on a white label sewn into the seam of the cape.
Remedy options (from the official notice)
Refund
Incidents and injuries (from the official notice)
IKEA has received three reports outside of the United States of the fabric hook and loop fastener at the neck of the costume failing to detach readily and scratching children's necks.
Where it was sold (from the official notice)
IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from November 2015 through February 2016 for about $13.
Consumer contact (from the official notice)
IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on Press Room at the bottom of the page, then Product Recalls for more information.
- Product: Children's LATTJO Bat Cape Costumes
- Importer: IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.
- Distributor: IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.
- Units (from the official notice): About 11,000 (in addition, 750 in Canada)
- Manufacturer country (from the official notice): China
- Recall date: Apr 7, 2016
- Recall number: 16-139
Hazard and remedy text is shown word for word from the official notice.
