The Recall Cases of Textile, Footwear and Accessories Products in March 2024
In March 2024, there were total 20 recall cases of textile, footwear and accessories products from the US, Canadian, EU and Australian markets. 15 of them came from China.
There are 4 physical recall cases from the EU market, including 1 case on health risk, 1 case on choking, 1 case on strangulation or injuries, and 1 case on burns & fire.
There are 7 chemical recall cases from the EU market, including 6 cases against the REACH regulation, and 1 case does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-1 and EN 71-3.
There are 4 physical recall cases from the US market, including 2 cases on suffocation/choking hazard, 2 cases on flammability.
There is 1 chemical recall case from the US market.
There are 2 physical recall cases from the Canadian market, involving choking hazard, choking & strangulation hazard respectively.
There is no chemical recall case from the Canadian market.
There are 2 physical recall cases from the Australian market, involving burn injuries, choking, severe internal burn injuries or death respectively.
There is no chemical recall case from the Australian market.
For more information please find:
Reason of recall |
Violation of regulations or standards |
Number of recalls |
Product related |
Health risk / other |
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation EN 149 |
1 |
Particle filter mask |
Suffocation hazard |
16 CFR 1241 ASTM F2933-21 |
1 |
Forias Pack and Play mattresses |
Choking |
EN 59300 Small parts CCPSA |
3 |
Children's sandals Tommy Bahama brand children’s pants sets 2-piece Tommy Bahama set (Smiley crew neck long sleeve with twill pant) |
Choking & strangulation hazard |
Corded Window Coverings Regulations |
1 |
Various shades by Elite Window Fashions |
Injuries, strangulation |
EN 14682 |
1 |
Children's sweatshirt |
Burns, fire |
EN 71-2 |
1 |
Fancy-dress hat |
Burn injuries |
Consumer Goods (Children’s Nightwear and Limited Daywear and Paper Patterns for Children’s Nightwear) Safety Standard 2017 AS/NZS 1249 |
1 |
Boys dinosaur two-piece sleepwear set |
Flammability |
16 CFR 1632 |
2 |
Bubble Bear crib mattresses Eco Terra hybrid latex mattresses |
Choking, severe internal burn injuries or death |
Consumer Goods (Products Containing Button/Coin Batteries) Information Standard |
1 |
Croc style footwear |
Chemical risk |
REACH Regulation Toy Safety Directive EN 71-1 & EN 71-3 |
8 |
Children's flip-flops Necklace Rings Soft toy Jewellery set Bracelet |
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