<![CDATA[Consumerist: Carters tagless, ]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/consumerist.com.png <![CDATA[Consumerist: Carters tagless, ]]> http://consumerist.com/tag/carters tagless/ http://consumerist.com/tag/carters tagless/ <![CDATA[ CPSC Issues Warning For Carter's Tagless Babyclothes Causing Rashes ]]> The CPSC has issued a warning about Carter's "tagless" clothes causing rashes. The warning was made on Oct 24, Consumerist first told you about it on September 5th. Carter's tagless clothes' claim to fame is that instead of an irritating flappy label, they use a flat label embedded in these clothes. It's this very label that's causing the rashes. The warning only applies to the Carter's Fall 2007 line which has a raised surface with a solid, instead of a stenciled, background.

One mother, Amy Muir, told KNBC of the postage-stamped rash, saying, "The pajamas were stuck to the skin and back of his neck. I started to pull and the skin came off with his pajamas."

Carter's has not recalled the product, saying the rashes are just rare allergic reactions, and that it received fewer than four reported rashes for every 1 million sold.

Parents are advised to stop using the Carter's clothes if rashes develop, and you can send them back to the manufacturer for a full refund by contacting 1-888-282-4674 or contactus@carters.com.

Carter’s Tag-less Infant Clothing Safety Advisory [KNBC]
CPSC and Carter’s Advise Parents of Rashes Associated with Heat Transferred, or “Tag-less,” Labels [CPSC]
A Message From Carter's [Carter's]

PREVIOUSLY: Carter's Tagless Baby Clothes Causing Rashes?

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Consumerist-5074128 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:05:01 EST Ben Popken http://consumerist.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5074128&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Carter's Tagless Baby Clothes Causing Rashes? ]]> Parents are complaining online that Carter's line of "tagless" baby clothes could be responsible for causing rashes and sores on babies. Instead of a traditional tag on the inside back of the shirt, a "tagless" has a solid silk-screen flat label. Carter's is said to be aware of the problem and that it's limited to their Fall 2007 line of tagless infant clothing. One blogger described the effect the shirt had on her daughter, writing, "Her back will turn very red and start oozing right where the tag (stamp) is in the back, the rash will appear as the exact size and shape of the stamp. The redness will then spread out from there." Googling "carters tagless" reveals a number of parents complaining about the same issue. I smell class action lawsuit.

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Consumerist-5046160 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:31:09 EDT Ben Popken http://consumerist.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5046160&view=rss&microfeed=true