The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Bon- Ton Stores Inc., of York, Pa., has agreed to pay a $450,000 penalty to settle allegations it knowingly failed to report children’s hooded jackets and sweatshirts were sold with drawstrings through the hood.
Children’s outerwear with drawstrings, including jackets and sweatshirts, pose a strangulation hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the settlement.
Bon-Ton recently announced it would open its first Maine store, at the Maine Mall in South Portland.
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