Carter’s Recalls Infant Clothing with Zippers Due to Choking Hazard
Kids’ product recall 13-167. Announced by CPSC on Apr 11, 2013.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 11, 2013. 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 can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled clothing away from infants and return it to Carter’s 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: Carter’s, Inc.; toll-free at (888) 282-4674 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or online at www.Carters.com and click on Product Recalls.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves eight styles of one-piece, footed cotton clothing for infants made by Carter’s. They have a zipper from the foot to the neck and were sold in sizes newborn, 3, 6 and 9 months. Baby B’gosh®, Child of Mine® made by Carter’s or Just One You® made by Carter’s is printed on the fabric inside the neck area. The style number is printed on a side seam label. Brand Style Number Description Baby B’gosh 414-208 Yellow with white quarter moons and gray and white stars print. Child of Mine 715-839 Baseball-style, white with blue stripes, yellow accents and “Little Brother” printed on the chest. Just One You 520-242 White background with navy stripes and green neck binding. Sold as a 2-pack with: 597B537 Light blue with a nautical and green crabs print and “Captain Cutie” on the left chest. 520-243 White with a pink cupcake print. Sold as 2-pack with: 597B538 Pink with small polka dots and a bunny ballerina on the left chest. 520-244 White with green stripes and an elephant and duck on the left chest. Sold as 2-pack with: 597B539 White with a gray elephant, gray bear, green frog and yellow duck print.
About 218,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
One-piece footed infant clothing with a zipper.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 5 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by The William Carter Company, Atlanta, Ga.
- OshKosh B’gosh, Walmart and Target nationwide from December 2012 through January 2013 for between $7 and $20. Baby B’gosh sleepwear was also sold online at www.oshkoshbgosh.com.
- 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.
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.