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Remove Drawstring Hazards from Clothing

Last Updated: September 27, 2008 Related resource areas: Parenting

Parenting Tips for Your 11 Month Old Baby

Drawstrings in children's clothing can be dangerous. These drawstrings can get caught on such things as playground equipment, an escalator, and a fence. If this happens, there is a risk of a child being strangled by the drawstring.

If your child has clothing with drawstrings, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends that you completely remove those at the hood and neck, including from jackets and sweatshirts. The CPSC technical staff has concluded that shortened drawstrings at the neck may still present a strangulation hazard. Therefore, CPSC recommends that consumers purchase children’s upper outerwear that has alternative closures, such as snaps, buttons, Velcro, and elastic.

For more information visit: Consumer Product Safety Commission Clothing Safety Publications.

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