Thread: Infant Clothing Recalled After 400 Babies Get Rashes

Infant Clothing Recalled After 400 Babies Get Rashes

Monday, October 27, 2008

The government is warning parents about Carter's Inc. baby garments with tag-less labels after about 400 babies who wore the clothing developed rashes on their backs.

The warning applies to the fall 2007 line, which includes about 110 million garments, said Mary Drayna, a manager for the Atlanta company. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday that children should stop using these garments if they develop a rash, but the agency did not announce a recall of the product line.

Drayna said the affected clothing includes knit items such as body suits, shirts and pajamas. She said the items have prompted about 400 reports of baby rashes, but she could not comment on how serious any of the rashes were or if any required hospital visits.

The garments were made in various foreign countries, and they were sold at Carter's retail stores and at department and national chain stores, according to CPSC. The clothing appeared on the market in the fall of 2007 and could still be on retail shelves, although Carter's has released other products since then, Drayna said.

The company's online announcement said it had received reports that some babies with sensitive skin could be allergic to the heat-transferred, or tag-less, labels used in baby clothing.

"It appears that a very small percentage of children can be allergic to one or more ingredients in the labels. The solid, rather than stenciled, background on the fall 2007 labels appears to have produced a more pronounced and noticeable reaction among those children who are most allergic to the ink," the announcement said.

Also, the company's internal review of the product found "no indication that the labels contain any known skin irritants or abrasive chemicals, or that such a rash is anything beyond a rare allergic reaction to an otherwise safe product."

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Also, the company's internal review of the product found "no indication that the labels contain any known skin irritants or abrasive chemicals, or that such a rash is anything beyond a rare allergic reaction to an otherwise safe product."

It has come to the point where any company's investigation of itself is suspect. Where were the garments made? China, maybe?

Originally Posted by vortex

Also, the company's internal review of the product found "no indication that the labels contain any known skin irritants or abrasive chemicals, or that such a rash is anything beyond a rare allergic reaction to an otherwise safe product."

It has come to the point where any company's investigation of itself is suspect. Where were the garments made? China, maybe?

Ya think?

That is the first thing I thought too. I'm sure everyone in America is thinking it as well.

Wasn't it somewhere in europe, I'm not sure but maybe France, who had imported leather chairs or something like that from china recently and then it was reported the people who had bought them were getting rashes. Nothing is safe anymore. I read in on the crawl thing on cnn one day maybe a month ago while watching lou dobbs.

Thanks Airbornne for this one. My first grandbaby is due in a couple of weeks.

I sent the article to our kids.

Originally Posted by gemini282

Wasn't it somewhere in europe, I'm not sure but maybe France, who had imported leather chairs or something like that from china recently and then it was reported the people who had bought them were getting rashes. Nothing is safe anymore. I read in on the crawl thing on cnn one day maybe a month ago while watching lou dobbs.

I remember that. I think it was in the UK.

your welcome Gogo .... aw... ya gotta love the little ones .... God bless'em all

Carters baby clothes used to be American made. Now they are "made in China". WHEN IS AMERICA GOING TO WAKE UP AND STOP RECEIVING CHINA'S TAINTED, POISONED AND DANGEROUS CRAP?

Congrats on becoming a grandparent, Gogo.
And go organic food wise for the youngster, as I have gotten to the point of not trusting even jarred baby food unless it is organic.
I have a foggy memory of children's clothes containing fire-retardant and that is one of the things that contain melamine.