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Black Dog to Recall More Children's Sweaters

Black Dog, a Massachusetts Sweatshirts manufacturer has agreed to recall more of their products, after a mass recall of 9,700 children’s Sweatshirtsin February 2006.

A civil penalty of $50,000 has been agreed between the company and The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after allegations that Black Dog failed to report to CPSC the sale of some of the recalled hooded Sweatshirts.

Federal law requires companies to inform the CPSC immediately after obtaining information that a product may be dangerous, or violate federal safety standards.

The CPSC issued guidelines in February 1996 to help prevent injury to children from drawstrings on upper garments.

Black Dog denies allegations that they knowingly violated the law.

The Sweatshirts in question were deemed dangerous, and recalled due to a strangulation hazard, but after the initial recall in February, Black Dog continued to sell the dangerous line. No injuries have occurred since the February recall, but consumers are advised to remove the drawstrings immediately to eliminate the hazard.

The recalled Sweatshirts, sold in youth sizes up to 12, have a black dog on the front, with the condemned drawstrings through the hood. Colors include navy blue, gray, red, pink, oatmeal and black Sweatshirts. The back of some Sweatshirts are printed with the words ‘The Black Dog’, ‘Est. 71’ or ‘The Black Dog/Martha’s Vineyard’, and the tag inside reads ‘The Black Dog.’ Style numbers K086, K088, K090, K062 and K063, as printed on the hangtags, are affected.

Concerned customers can contact Black Dog by telephone on (800) 626-1991 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday - Friday, or can visit their website; www.theblackdog.com