M.M.M. Boys’ Jogging Suits Recalled by Hot Chocolate; Waist Drawstrings Pose Entanglement Hazard; Sold Exclusively at dd’s Discounts
Home product recall 12-170. Announced by CPSC on May 8, 2012.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 8, 2012. 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 jacket of this jogging suit has a drawstring at the waist that could become snagged or caught in small spaces or vehicle doors and it poses an entanglement hazard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled jacket from their child and remove the waist drawstrings or return the product to a dd’s Discounts store for a full refund.
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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 additional information, contact Hot Chocolate toll-free at (877) 841-0646 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves M.M.M. 100% polyester boys’ two-color jogging suits. “M.M.M.” appears on the label stitched into the back of the neck. The pants are a solid color matching the jacket, which has a second color on the top of both sleeves and top portion of the jacket. The sets’ color combinations include blue and white, gray and blue, and gray and red. The jackets were sold in sizes 4-16.
About 1,700 units, as CPSC gives them.
M.M.M. Boys’ Jogging Suits.
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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 Myriad Trading Inc., Ontario, Calif.
- Distributed by Hot Chocolate Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.
- dd’s Discounts stores nationwide from December 2011 through January 2012 for about $10.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported
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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.