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  • HEALTH ALERTS

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    Dokie." The pajama pants are red or blue withcartoon pictures of alligators, footballs and stars, andthe word "football."

    J.C. Penney stores nationwide sold the pajama setsfrom June through September 2004 for about $22.Consumers should return the pajama sets to the

    store where purchased for a refund. For more infor-mation, call the J.C. Penney Customer ServiceDepartment at (888) 333-6063 or visit www.jcpenney.com.

    Snowsuits, jackets_ K ; L : < ~~~~~Me i j e r

    _ ~~~~~~~Inc.,of Grandw ~~~~~~~~Rapids,Mich.,

    _^ ~~is recalling_ ! r _ ~~~14,400 chil-1_a _ _ ~~dren's snow-

    jackets because the decorative compasses andcorded zipper pull tags can come off, posing a chok-ing hazard to young children.The firm has received one report of a young child

    removing the decorative compass from a jacket andplacing a plastic piece in her mouth. No inj'uries havebeen reported.The snowsuits and jackets were sold in children's

    sizes 12M through 24M and 2T through 5T and underthe brand name "Falls-Creek." Both items havea small compass attached to the front ofthe jackets.The two-piece snowsuits include a jacket andoveralls.

    Meij.er retail stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana,Kentucky and Illinois sold the items from August toOctober 2004. The snowsuits andjackets sold for $15to $43.Consumers can cut offthe compasses and corded

    zipper pull tags or return the recalled snowsuits andjackets to Meijer retailers for a refuind. Call Meijer at(866) 280-8419 or visit www.meijer.com.

    Corduroy overallsHanna Anderson, of Portland, Ore., is recalling

    1,900 pairs of childrer's corduroy overalls becausethe buttons on the front and side panels can detach,posing a choking hazard to young children.The firm has received two

    reports of buttons detaching J Ifrom garments. No injurieshave been reported._The overalls, style number_

    27267, are 100% cotton cor-duroy and were sold in red and_blue from the HannaAnderson's catalog and Web _site from July 12 through Oct. _ _15, 2004, for about $38.For more information, call

    Hanna Anderson at (800) 222-0544.

    Bicycle suspension forksAnswer Products Inc., ofValencia, Calif., is recall-

    ing 8,032 Manitou Bicycle Suspension Forks becausethe top ofthe fork, when fully compressed, may con-tact the front tire, resulting in the rider losing controland falling. No injuries have been reported.

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