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CPSC, The Children's Place Announce Recall of Shirts and Rompers

CPSC recall 00170. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

The buttons can come off, posing a small parts choking hazard to young children.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

Consumers should take these clothes away from their children immediately. Consumers should return the clothes to the nearest The Children's Place store for a full refund and a 10 percent discount coupon.

CPSC recall 00170 has the recall date 28 Aug 2000. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The recall has about 120,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2000 has 31,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Clothing (Children).

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CPSC recall 00170: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries
The Children's Place has received three reports of buttons detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Units120,000
Description
The recalled baseball shirts are gray, blue, white or red with contrasting colors at the trim. They were available in boys' sizes 3 to 36 months. The shirts have four baseball-shaped buttons down the front. A tag at the neck reads in part, "The Children's Place, Made in Turkey". On the left front of the shirt there is an embroidered baseball surrounded by the words, "Baseball Place USA". "Place" and the number "9" are embroidered on the back of the shirt. The recalled one-piece rompers are gray, blue or red with contrasting colors at the trim. They were available in boys' sizes 3 to 36 months. The rompers have four baseball-shaped buttons down the front and snaps around the crotch. A tag at the neck reads in part, "The Children's Place, Made in Turkey". On the left front of the romper there is an embroidered baseball surrounded by the words, "Baseball Place USA". "Place" and the number "9" are embroidered on the back of the romper.
ProductBaseball shirts and rompers, About 120,000, Clothing (Children)
Sold atThe Children's Place stores nationwide sold the shirts and rompers, from January 2000 through July 2000. The shirts cost about $12 and the rompers cost about $14.
FirmThe CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons.
Made inTurkey

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
120,000Median of 2000: 31,000
CPSC recalls of 2000
191
Recalls of 2000 with one of the same hazards
19%
Recalls of 2000 in the category Clothing (Children)
5%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 00170. https://recallregister.com/product/1998-cpsc-the-children-s-place-announce-recall-of-shirts-and-rompers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 00170 report injuries?
The CPSC notice says: The Children's Place has received three reports of buttons detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Where was the product sold?
The CPSC notice says: The Children's Place stores nationwide sold the shirts and rompers, from January 2000 through July 2000. The shirts cost about $12 and the rompers cost about $14.
How many units are in CPSC recall 00170?
The CPSC notice gives this number: About 120,000
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: Turkey