Recall: Girls' Dresses Recall by Levi Strauss & Co.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT:Ken Giles
June 2, 1997	(301) 504-7052
Release # 97-135

CPSC, Levi Strauss & Co. Announce Recall of Girls' Dresses

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Levi Strauss & Co. of San Francisco, Calif., is recalling more than 86,000 Levi's brand girls' dresses. The dresses' snaps can become detached, presenting a choking hazard to young children.

Levi Strauss & Co. is aware of one report of several snaps becoming detached from a dress. No injuries have been reported.

There are three styles of Levi's brand dresses being recalled, ranging in sizes 2T through 6X. There are simulated pearl snaps on the front of the dresses. Each dress has a sewn-in label at the neck that reads in part, "LEVI'S ...100% COTTON...MADE IN INDONESIA..." The back of this label displays the product code and care instructions.

Style
Color
Product Code

Short Sleeve Western Dress
Stonebleach and pink
39219-0608
39219-2281
39619-0608
39619-2281

Long Sleeve Western Dress
Stonebleach, pink, and multi-colored floral
39220-0608
39220-1318
39220-1718
39620-0608
39620-1318
39620-1781

Long Sleeve Plaid Blocked Dress
Stonebleach and pink/indigo plaid
39218-0688
39618-0688

Department stores nationwide, including Macy's, Mervyn's, and J.C. Penney, sold the dresses from April 1996 through February 1997 for about $25.

Consumers should stop using these dresses immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information about this recall, consumers should call Levi Strauss & Co. at (800) USA-LEVI between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m PDT Monday through Friday. Consumers may also write to the company at Levi's Plaza, P.O. Box 7215, San Francisco, Calif. 94120.