Meijer Recalls Children’s Hooded Jackets Due to Choking Hazard
Kids’ product recall 19-044. Announced by CPSC on Dec 6, 2018.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 6, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 25,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The zipper slider can detach from the hoodie, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled hoodies away from children, stop using them and return them to any Meijer 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: Meijer at 800-927-8699 anytime or online at www.Meijer.com and click on “Product Recalls” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Falls Creek Kids branded children’s zip up hoodies sold in five color styles in sizes 12M,18M, 24M, 2T,3T 4T and 5T. “Falls Creek Kids” and “Made in China” are printed on the inner collar. The tracking number is printed on a sewn-in label on the inner side seam. Product Sizes Tracking Number Color/Style Falls Creek Kids zip up hoodies 12M, 18M, 24M, 2T, 3T, 4T and 5T “MAY 2018 17677,” “MAY 2018 17506,” or “AUGUST 2018 17932” navy with white and orange striped sleeves teal with white and navy striped sleeves gray with a football play graphic olive green with a bear graphic gray girl’s hoodie with ruffled trim
About 25,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Falls Creek Kids infant and toddler hoodies.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 6 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Meijer Distribution Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Distributed by Wholesale Merchandisers LLC, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Meijer stores nationwide from June 2018 through October 2018 for about $14.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Meijer has received one report of the zipper slider body and pull detaching from a hoodie. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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.