CPSC, Kid Cool LLC Announce Recall of Girls’ Infant/Toddler Garments Sold Exclusively at Sears
Kids’ product recall 02-061. Announced by CPSC on Dec 12, 2001.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 12, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The zipper pull and metal ring on these garments can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately remove the zipper pull and the metal ring from these garments and dispose of them. Consumers can return the garments to any Sears retail store to receive a replacement garment.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Kid Cool LLC at (800) 315-2376 Ext. 183 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also can visit the Sears web site at www.sears.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled garments are 100-percent polyester girls’ fleece-hooded jackets and sleeveless vests. The garments are pink or violet in color and were sold in both infant sizes 9-24 months and toddler sizes 2T-4T. The garments have a zipper front with a rubber zipper pull attached by a metal ring. Two pockets on the front of the garment have flowers on them. A label sewn on the inside neck of the garments reads “Baby Cool (c),” “Kid Cool Collections,” and “Made in Hong Kong.”
About 5,100 units, as CPSC gives them.
Baby Cool and Kid Cool girls’ jackets and vests.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Kid Cool LLC, New York, N.Y.
- Sears department stores nationwide exclusively sold these garments, from September 2001 through October 2001, for between $16 and $19.
- Made in Hong Kong, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Kid Cool LLC has received one report of a child, who removed the zipper pull, placed it in her mouth and began to choke on the metal ring that attaches the zipper pull to the jacket.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.