FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 16, 2000
Release # 00-068
Company Phone Number: (877) 729-4916 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
CPSC, Mountain High Hosiery Ltd. Announce Recall of Tommy Hilfiger Socks
for Infants and Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Mountain High Hosiery Ltd., of San Diego, Calif., is
recalling approximately 360,000 pairs of Tommy Hilfiger socks for
infants and children. The heat-sealed Tommy Hilfiger flag logo appliques
on these socks can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Mountain High has received three reports of the logo appliques
detaching from these socks. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled socks are white and sold in in sizes "S/M," for 6-12
months; "L/XL," for 12-24 months; and toddler shoe sizes 7-11(. They
have a red, white and blue Tommy Hilfiger flag logo applique on the side
of each sock. Writing on the socks reads "TOMMY HILFIGER."
Department and specialty stores nationwide sold two-pair packages
of the socks from January 1999 through January 2000 for about $10.
Consumers should stop using these socks immediately, and call
Mountain High to receive an exchange or a refund. For more information,
contact Mountain High at (877) 729-4916 anytime or on their web site at
www.mtnhighinc.com.