Compliance Verification Project 2023-2024: Drawstrings on Children’s Upper Outerwear

Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report

Fiscal Year 2023-2024

Summary

The Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP) administers and enforces the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and its regulations.

The purpose of this Compliance Verification (CV) project was to verify industry's compliance with the performance criteria of the ASTM F1816-18, Standard Safety Specification for Drawstrings on Children's Upper Outerwear with modifications. Health Canada has determined that certain products that do not conform to the applicable safety standard (ASTM F1816-18), or the equivalent, likely pose a danger to human health or safety. The CCPSA paragraph 7(a) prohibits any person from manufacturing, importing, advertising or selling a consumer product that is a danger to human health or safety. In addition, CCPSA paragraph 8(a) states that no person shall advertise or sell a consumer product that they know is a danger to human health or safety.

For this project, compliance of children's upper outerwear with the ASTM standard was determined through an inspection process by which Health Canada selected relevant products from establishments, both online and in-person. Compliance with the performance criteria listed under the standard was verified by Health Canada inspectors at the time of the inspection.

Prior to initiating inspections, the CPSP carried out a market survey to determine the presence of companies selling, importing or manufacturing children's upper outerwear in Canada. Targets for testing were then selected from that list of companies.

Over the course of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, visual evaluation of 34 different samples was performed, where 30 out of the 34 samples were imported products. The evaluation resulted in 4 recalls, 4 stop sales and 2 commitments to address non-compliance. There were 24 instances where no corrective action was required.

Results

Readers should consult the individual recall and safety notices, if applicable, for details of the products subject to enforcement action.

Summary of the samples assessed and corrective actions taken during this project
Brand name	Product Name	Source of Sample	Country of Origin	Determination	Corrective action
AKMI	Kids Crop Tops Girls Hoodies Cute Plaid Long Sleeve Fashion Sweatshirts	walmart.ca	China	Did not meet the performance criteria for drawstrings at the hood and neck area of children's upper outerwear sizes 0 to 12	Voluntary Recall by Hangzhou Duoyimei Technology Co., Ltd
Athletic Knit	Athletic Knit Youth Hoodie	Headline Promotional Products	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Boboli	Plum-coloured jacket with zipper	La Culotte à l'Envers	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Búho	Búho Organic Cotton Hoodie, Cinnamon	Charlotte et Charlie	Spain	No compliance issues detected	None
C.P. Company Kids	Grey hooded sweater	Ssense	Italy	Did not meet the performance criteria for drawstrings at the hood and neck area of children's upper outerwear sizes 0 to 12	Stop sale by SSense ^{Footnote a}
Carhartt	Carhartt Youth Arm Logo Hoodie	Pseudio	United States	No compliance issues detected	None
Carrément Beau	Pink Raincoat	Boutique Lollipop	Italy, France, United States	No compliance issues detected	None
COWS	COWS Youth Spot Hooded Sweatshirt	COWS, Inc	China	Did not meet the performance criteria for drawstrings at the hood and neck area of children's upper outerwear sizes 0 to 12	Voluntary Recall by COWS, Inc
Diavolo	Diavolo Long Hoodie with Fooler Sleeves	Mode Choc	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Dreamscape	Kids' Snowboard Jacket SNB 500 Blue	Decathlon Canada Inc.	China	No compliance issues detected	None
East Coast Lifestyle	East Coast Lifestyle youth hoodies	East Coast Lifestyle	Canada and China	No compliance issues detected	None
Element	Youth Hoodie	Laces	Pakistan	No compliance issues detected	None
Givenchy	Zip Up Hoodie Front Logo	Cemarose	France	No compliance issues detected	None
Gusti	Colour block print snowsuit set with jacket and sweatshirt	The Bay	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Harbour Chandler	Harbour Chandler Hoody	Harbour Chandler	Canada	Non-compliant advertisement	Commitment by Harbour Chandler
Hatley	Boys Blue Pullover Terry Sweatshirt	Hatley	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Hot Paws	Kid's Winter Jacket and Snow Pants Set	Perrin Inc.	China	No compliance issues detected	None
HUF	HUF Kids Set Box Logo Sand Hoodie	Zumiez Canada (online)	China	Did not meet the performance criteria for drawstrings at the hood and neck area of children's upper outerwear sizes 0 to 12	Voluntary Recall by Zumiez Canada
Katie J NYC	Zipper hoodie (Colours: lilac, grey, black) and cropped violet hoodie	Kids Contemporary Exchange	China	Did not meet the performance criteria for drawstrings at the hood and neck area of children's upper outerwear sizes 0 to 12	Stop sale by Kids Contemporary Exchange ^{Footnote a}
Kattnakken	Junior Sailor Jacket	NorseKoden	Norway	Non-compliant advertisement	Commitment by NorseKoden
L&P Apparel	L&P Apparel Outerwear Jackets Lozova 2.0 Design	L&P Apparel	China	No compliance issues detected	None
LL Bean	Kid's Mountain Classic Fleece Hooded Print	LL Bean	Bangladesh	No compliance issues detected	None
Lola and the Boys	Evil eye sweatshirt	Kids Contemporary Exchange	China	Did not meet the performance criteria for drawstrings at the hood and neck area of children's upper outerwear sizes 0 to 12	Stop Sale by Kid's Contemporary Exchange ^{Footnote a}
Mayoral	Hoodie	Esby & Soph	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Mini A Ture Copenhagen	Mini A Ture- Liff Teddy Fleece Jacket	Igloo Baby	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Nike	Grey/Blue Hoodie	SVP Sports	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Noppies (Npps & Co.)	Rosenberg Hooded Cardigan Kids (asphalt)	The Skinny	The Netherlands	No compliance issues detected	None
Perlimpinpin	Two-Piece Snowsuit Mountains	La petite ferme du mouton noir	Canada	No compliance issues detected	None
Real Hip Clothing	Hocktoberfest Hoodie Youth	Real Hip Clothing	Canada	No compliance issues detected	None
Rick Owens	Pullover Hoodie Rick Owens	Ssense	Italy	Did not meet the performance criteria for drawstrings at the hood and neck area of children's upper outerwear sizes 0 to 12	Stop sale by Ssense ^{Footnote a}
Surface	Surface Winter ski coat Teenage Girl	Aubainerie	China	No compliance issues detected	None
UKids	New York Graphis oversized Hoodie (various colours)	Urban Kids	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Wheat	Wheat Ola Rainwear	Unicorn Kids Boutique	China	No compliance issues detected	None
Will & You	LUCY Hoodie (Kids) Floral and SAM Hoodie (Kids) and the ANNA, BIANCA, HUGO and ALBERT Spring Sets	Le Petit Walk-in	Canada	Did not meet the performance criteria for drawstrings at the waist and bottom of children's upper outerwear sizes 2T to 16	Voluntary Recall by Will & You
Footnote a The product failed to meet the performance criteria in ASTM F1816-18, Standard Safety Specification for Drawstrings on Children's Upper Outerwear which would normally result in a recall, however no affected products were sold in Canada. Return to footnote a referrer Disclaimer: Inspectors apply a systematic bias during the selection of establishments and samples. Inspectors do not select products randomly; instead, they select the ones that are more likely not to meet health and safety requirements. Due to this biased nature of sampling and the fact that sample sizes within CV projects are very small, Health Canada does not consider the findings of CV projects to reflect overall market compliance, unless otherwise stated. Note that these summary reports relate only to the product(s) actually tested and the specific criteria measured in this project. Testing by Health Canada does not represent approval or endorsement of the product(s).

For More Information

Page details

Date modified:: 2024-08-16

Language selection

Search