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Expanded Recall: Roots recalls Various Baby and Toddler Products with Metal Snaps
- Starting date:
- October 7, 2016
- Posting date:
- October 7, 2016
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Children's Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Choking Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-60504
Expansion of August 11, 2016 recall
Affected products
Various Baby and Toddler Products with Metal Snaps by Roots
Product description
This recall involves various baby and toddler products with metal snaps supplied by one manufacturer used by Roots.
Description | Colour | Style Number |
---|---|---|
Roots Cabin Long Johns | Salt & Pepper | 1305-0131 |
Roots Cabin Sleeper |
Salt & Pepper Flaxseed Mix |
3504-0020 |
Roots Cabin Hooded Romper |
Salt & Pepper Cherry Pink Pepper |
3504-0019 |
Cooper Beaver Romper |
Lodge Red Pepper Salt & Pepper Skyway Blue Cascade Blue Pepper Grey Mix Prairie Yellow Dark Beetroot Pepper Pebble Salt & Pepper |
3505-0068 3505-0069 3505-0063 3505-0075 3504-0028 3504-0046 3505-0047 |
Irene Romper | Dusty Pink | 3505-0072 |
Thea Cooper Beaver Romper |
Grey Mix Purple Clover Mix |
3504-0026 |
Welland Romper |
Blue Isis Pepper Park Green |
3504-0029 |
Pepper Cooper Beaver Romper |
Lodge Red Pepper Jupiter Purple Pepper Dusty Raspberry Pepper |
3504-0037 3504-0036 |
Space Dye Cooper Beaver Romper |
Charcoal Space Dye Blue Iris Space Dye |
3504-0039 |
Snowflake Romper | White Grey Mix | 3504-0040 |
Colour Pepper Original Romper | Tea Rose | 3504-0044 |
Contrast Cooper Beaver Romper |
Majestic Purple Pepper Navy Blazer Pepper |
3504-0051 3504-0053 |
Roots Cabin Onesie |
Salt & Pepper Flaxseed Mix White Grey Mix |
3503-0027 |
Beaver Printed T-Shirt | Skyway Blue | 3501-0055 |
Santa Hat Beaver T-Shirt | White | 3501-0051 |
Cooper Beaver T-Shirt |
Grey Mix Dahlia Mauve |
3501-0053 3503-0031 |
Printed Baby T-Shirt | White Grey Mix | 3501-0054 |
RBA T-Shirt | White | 3503-0030 |
Amy Crew Sweatshirt | Eggplant Pepper | 3507-0007 |
Chevron Crewneck | Black | 3507-0008 |
Sophia Crew Sweatshirt | Medium Grey Mix | 3507-0009 |
Colour Block Crew |
Salt & Pepper Black Mix |
3507-0011 |
Roots Cabin Dress |
Medium Grey Mix Charcoal Mix |
3501-0043 |
Irene Hoody Dress | Dusty Pink | 3501-0057 |
Thea Varsity Jacket | Purple Clover mix | 3507-0003 |
James Awards Jacket | Grey Mix | 3507-0001 |
Cabin Awards Jacket | Salt & Pepper | 3507-0014 |
Canada Varsity Jacket |
Black Pepper Black Pepper |
1105-0226 3507-0044 |
Roots Cabin Varsity Jacket | Salt & Pepper | 3507-0065 |
Hazard identified
The metal snaps on the recalled Roots baby and toddler products may fall off resulting in a choking hazard for children.
Health Canada has not received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries related to the use of these various Roots baby and toddler products.
Roots has received three reports in Canada of the snap coming off, with no injuries.
Number sold
Approximately 46,619 of the recalled various Roots baby and toddler products were sold at Roots, Roots 73 stores and online in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled various Roots baby and toddler products were sold from July 2014 to September 2016.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
-
Roots
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the various recalled Roots baby and toddler products and return the product to any Roots store for a full refund.
For additional information, consumers may contact Roots customer service at 1-888-307-6687, or by email.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.
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