Washington, DC – 400 Reports of Baby Rashes Prompt Clothing Warning On Carter’s Baby Garments

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    Examples of the tags that are causing the rashesWashington, DC – 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.

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    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 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.”

    For more information, consumers can call 888-282-4674

    “Tag-less” labels with stenciled background not included in this advisory


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Wow, that actually explains a lot.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    wow my daughter has a rash on her back. all her pjs are carters

    happy mom
    happy mom
    15 years ago

    They tried to do away with those bothersome lables, which I always had to cut out becasue they itched my kids….and lo and behold other kids now got rashes from the tagless ones! I actually welcomed the change, and my kids were just fine with it!! Go figure!