Snaps on Weeplay Kids/Carter's infant garments pose choking hazard

Carter’s Watch the Wear and Sleep ‘n Play Garments have a problem.  Well, at least 128,000 of them do.  The manufacturer, Weeplay Kids LLC, has received thirty reports of the snaps pulling off the one-piece infant wear. If detached, the snap becomes a small part that poses a serious choking hazard to young children and particularly infants.  Although no injuries have been reported, Weeplay Kids is voluntarily recalling specific production runs of these products in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

As shown in the photos here, the recall covers sets sold in packs of two, three and five different pastel colored and printed design fabrics. The name Carter’s Watch the Wear appears on the front of the packaging and on the inner neckline of each piece.  The style number is printed on the back of the product packaging.

The following style numbers, made in Bangladesh, are involved in the recall:   

Watch the Wear Bodysuit

• N8963LB
• N8963LG
• N8963LN
• N8964B1
• N8964B2
• N8964G1
• N8964G2
• N8964LB
• N8964LG
• N8964LN
• N8964N1
• N8991LW

Five-pack Bodysuit

Watch the Wear Sleep ‘n Play

• N8965LB
• N8965LG
• N8965LN

The CPSC press release indicates that the following U.S. retail stores carried these sets from November 2010 and through August 2011.

• Big Lots
• Century 21
• Conway
• Cookies
• Cost Mart
• DD’s Discount
• Edison Childrenswear
• Gabriel Brothers
• Kiddy Time
• Kids Place
• Kidstown
• National Stores
• Pamida Stores
• Real Value
• Regine’s
• R.H. Reny
• Ross
• Shoppers World
• Valley Wholesale
• Variety Wholesalers
• Youngland 

Customers who identify their product as one involved in this recall should stop using the garment and contact Weeplay Kids directly for free replacements.

The company can be contacted by phone at (888) 226-2200 or by e-mail at info@weeplaykids.com

Bella Bliss Sleepwear fails flammability standard

Children’s sleepwear is subject to federal flammability standards 16 CFR 1615 and 16 CFR 1616. These requirements are designed to protect children from burns that could occur if the child wearing the pajamas was near an open flame or fire.  The standard requires that fabric used in sleepwear children’s sleepwear must be "flame resistant and self-extinguish if a flame from a candle, match, lighter or a similar item causes it to catch fire."

The regulation is designed to cover children’s sleepwear for ≥ size 9 months and ≤ size 14. Prior to being placed into commerce, two things must be assured: (1) the fabric/garment must pass the federally required flammability tests; or (2) be "tight fitting" as indicated by the specific dimensions in the standard

This week Bella Bliss announced a voluntary recall of 2,300 of their Bliss Collection Children’s Henley Pima Cotton Pajama sets for failure to pass the federal flammability standard. The two-piece sleepwear sets in children sizes 2 through 12 were manufactured in Peru and came in white and three other pastel colors; blue, pink and red. 

"Bella Bliss" is printed on neck label 

Sets were sold for $48-$58 each via the Bella Bliss mail-order catalog, as well as clothing specialty retail and online stores nationwide.  Those pajamas purchased between January 2008 and up to June 2011 are impacted by this voluntary recall.

Customers should stop using the pajamas and return them to the place of purchase for refund, exchange or store credit.  Bliss Bella can be contacted by phone at (866) 846-5295 or via their website at www.bellabliss.com.