Youth Loungewear Pants Recalled by M&M'S World Store Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard
CPSC recall 15097 · announced March 12, 2015 · Mars Retail Group · 19,000 units affected
The product
This recall involves youth loungewear pants. The youth loungewear pants came in two prints, one with an allover boxed M&M'S® character print and the second with an allover M&M'S® candy print. Both youth loungewear pants are 100% cotton and were sold in youth sizes small through XL. The recalled garments have a label sewn inside the waistband with the product's identification number that includes the last four digits as the date of manufacture in MMYY format. The recalled youth loungewear pants have identification numbers ending in 0711, 0212, 1112, 0313, 0413 or 0713.
The hazard
The youth loungewear pants fail to meet federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injury to children.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should immediately take the recalled youth loungewear pants away from children, stop using them and return them to M&M'S World® for a full refund. Remedy type: Refund
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): None reported
Sold at: M&M'S World stores nationwide from July 2011 through November 2014 for about $22.
Consumer contact: M&M'S World at (800) 681-5187 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.mmsworld.com and click on the "Product Recall" link at the bottom of the page for more information.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.