590 Little Loves & Co. youth clothing sets recalled over drawstring hazard

What was recalled

Little Loves & Co. LLC, of Olympia, Washington, recalled about 590 pieces of youth clothing with waist drawstrings. Two styles are involved. The daywear sets were sold with a crew neck shirt and joggers; the boy shorts sets came with a short sleeve shirt and shorts. Both were sold in sizes 12/18 months through youth 9/10 in a variety of colors and collage-style designs.

The recall is defined by five model numbers and their date codes, all printed on the neck tag: LLC110 (daywear set, date code 12/30/25) and LLC012, LLC013, LLC111 and LLC112 (boy shorts sets, date codes 3/15/25, 4/15/25, 3/20/26 and 4/20/26). Other Little Loves & Co. garments are not named in the notice.

The garments were manufactured in China and sold for between $15 and $30. The CPSC page labels this a Fast Track recall and lists two remedies, refund and repair, which the consumer chooses between.

Why it was recalled

The CPSC notice says the drawstrings in the recalled clothing "can get caught on objects and cause death or serious injury to children due to an entrapment hazard."

The concern with drawstrings on children's clothing is that a loose cord can snag on something a child moves past or climbs on, and a waist drawstring that catches can trap the child. The related-recalls list on this notice shows how routinely the CPSC acts on drawstrings: it includes youth garments from Allura Imports, Lola Plus The Boys, Grundens and AFTCO, with hood and neck drawstrings described as a strangulation hazard and waist drawstrings, as here, as an entrapment hazard.

Because the hazard is the drawstring itself rather than the fabric, the notice offers a repair option: cut and remove the drawstring. A recall announced the same day for the Kmaier infant walker shows the opposite case, where the product has to be destroyed to get the refund.

Where it was sold

The clothing was sold online at Littlelovesandco.com and Whatnot.com from May 2025 through July 2026 for between $15 and $30, according to the notice. No physical stores are listed.

If you bought through Whatnot.com, check your order history there as well as any email confirmations, since the notice treats both sites as sales channels for the same garments. The 15-month sales window and the range of sizes (12/18 months to youth 9/10) mean an outfit bought in spring 2025 may since have been passed to a younger child or resold. Check the neck tag on any Little Loves & Co. set in the house, not just the ones you bought.

The company runs a recall page at littlelovesandco.com/pages/recall (or click "RECALL" at the top of littlelovesandco.com), which the notice points to for more information.

How to identify affected garments

Look at the neck tag. It carries the model number and the date code, and both need to match a row in the table below. The notice says the garments came in many colors and collage-style designs, so the print is not a reliable identifier; the tag is. All five models were sold in sizes 12/18 months through youth 9/10.

If the neck tag has been cut out, the notice gives no other identifier, so contact Little Loves & Co. through the details below with your order information and a photo of the garment.

Reported incidents and injuries

None reported. The CPSC notice lists "Incidents/Injuries: None reported."

The recall is preventive: the hazard is the drawstring design, and the company is removing it from circulation before anyone is hurt. The notice does not say how the problem came to light.

If a child has had an incident with one of these garments, report it to the CPSC at SaferProducts.gov or by phone at 800-638-2772, and to Little Loves & Co. through the contact details below. Reports filed after a recall is announced still count, and they are how the agency learns whether a hazard is causing harm beyond what a company knows about.

What to do if you have one

Two remedies are offered, refund or repair, and the consumer chooses. The CPSC notice states: "Consumers should take the recalled clothing away from children immediately and contact Little Loves & Co. for a full refund after return of the product. Consumers should contact Little Loves & Co. to receive a pre-paid shipping label to return the garment. Upon receipt, affected consumers will be issued a refund. If consumers would prefer to keep the garment, they should cut and remove the drawstring."

Contact channels on the notice: phone 206-659-8136 (Monday to Tuesday and Thursday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET), email Littlelovesandco.recall@gmail.com, or online at littlelovesandco.com/pages/recall.

1. Take the garment away from your child and check the neck tag against the model numbers and date codes above.
2. Decide between the two remedies: a full refund after you return the garment, or keeping it after cutting out the drawstring.
3. For a refund, contact Little Loves & Co. (206-659-8136, Littlelovesandco.recall@gmail.com, or littlelovesandco.com/pages/recall) and ask for the pre-paid shipping label.
4. Ship the garment back with the label; the notice says the refund is issued once the company receives it.
5. If you keep the garment, cut and remove the entire drawstring before your child wears it again.

Who issued the recall and when

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on Aug. 27, 2026, with recall number 26-724. The recalling firm is Little Loves & Co. LLC, of Olympia, Washington, listed as the importer; the garments were manufactured in China. The CPSC page carries a "Fast Track Recall" label.

No deadline for refund requests is given, and no end date for the recall. The company's phone line runs on a four-day schedule (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday), so email or the online recall page may be quicker on a Wednesday.

This was one of several children's-product actions on Aug. 27, 2026, including the HABA Rainbow Rattle recall and the Chillife Montessori baby toy set recall. All are searchable by brand on the CPSC's recalls page.

How to monitor recalls and why to keep your receipts

Small-brand recalls like this one rarely make the news, so check the sources directly. For clothing, toys and household products, use the CPSC recalls page or subscribe to CPSC email alerts. For food, drugs and cosmetics, use the FDA recalls page and FoodSafety.gov alerts; for meat and poultry, USDA FSIS recalls; for vehicles, the VIN lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Retailer notifications and the brand's own site, as with Little Loves & Co.'s recall page, fill the gaps.

Keep receipts, order confirmations and photos of tags and packaging (model numbers, date or lot codes, UPCs, best-by dates). If a company refund, reimbursement or a future claim program becomes available, that paperwork may be what proves you owned the product; it is also what class action claim forms usually ask for. Owed does not track recalls, but it does track open class action settlements on its settlements page.

Glossary

Entrapment hazard

The CPSC's term for the risk that a drawstring catches on an object and traps a child. On other CPSC notices, hood and neck drawstrings are described as a strangulation hazard; waist drawstrings, as here, as an entrapment hazard.

Date code

A code on the neck tag showing when the garment was made. The recall covers specific model number and date code combinations, such as LLC110 with 12/30/25.

Model number

The style identifier on the neck tag: LLC110, LLC012, LLC013, LLC111 or LLC112 for this recall.

Remedy

What the company offers to correct the problem. Here there are two: a full refund after return, or a repair you do yourself by cutting and removing the drawstring.

Fast Track recall

A label that appears on some CPSC recall notices, including this one. It does not change what consumers should do.

Recall number

The CPSC's reference number for a specific recall: 26-724 for Little Loves & Co.

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