Lululemon recalls face-slapping jackets

The Carry and Go Hoodie is one of the tops affected by the recall. Photo: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
The Carry and Go Hoodie is one of the tops affected by the recall. Photo: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Lululemon is recalling tops and jackets with metal- and plastic-tipped draw cords, because of reports of injuries.

The recall affects 133,000 of the products in the United States and 185,000 in Canada.

“When the elastic draw cord with a hard tip in the hood or around the neck area is pulled or caught on something and released, it can snap back, impact the face area and result in injury,” according to the recall notice posted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

So far, there have been seven reported incidents of injury to the face or eye due to the drawstrings.

The recall affects the following Lululemon tops and jackets, which were sold between January 2008 and December 2014 for $75 to $260:

Carry and Go Hoodie
Cool Down Jacket
Course-ette Jacket
Cozy Up Jacket
Dance Studio Jacket
Dance Sweat Shirt
Don’t Worry Be Happy Pullover
Gratitude Wrap
Necessity Jacket
Proactive Jacket
Refresh Snap Up
Run Sun Blocker Pullover
Run Track N Field Jacket
Run With It Jacket
Sanctuary Jacket
Savasana Tunic
Sing, Floss, Travel Jacket
Stow ’N Go Jacket
Stride Jacket
Summertime Tunic
Varsity Hoodie
Victory Jacket
Wear With All Jacket

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If you purchased a product affected by the recall, you should stop wearing the clothing and remove the draw cord. You can contact Lululemon for a replacement, nonelastic draw cord (as well as instructions to replace the draw cord).

This isn’t the first time Lululemon clothing has been recalled - the company issued a much-publicised recall of its yoga pants back in 2013 because they were too sheer.


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