Matilda Jane Recalls Girl’s Chelsa Dress Due to Choking Hazard
Home product recall 11-171. Announced by CPSC on Mar 15, 2011.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 15, 2011. 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 buttons can come off, posing a choking hazard.
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What should you do?
Anyone possessing this dress should return it for repair or refund by contacting Matilda Jane Clothing.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Matilda Jane Clothing at recall@matildajaneclothing.com, call collect at 260-424-3511 or visit www.matildajaneclothing.com
Which ones are recalled?
The Chelsa dress is a girl’s sleeveless sundress in sizes 2, 4, and 6. The top is white with green polka dots; the bottom is printed with a green and yellow floral design and has a multi-colored floral border at the hem.
About 1,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Girl’s Dress.
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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?
- Imported by Matilda Jane LLC, Fort Wayne, Ind.
- In-home trunk shows and online from February 1 through February 25, 2011.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Matilda Jane has received one report of an incident with no injuries.
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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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
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.