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Health Canada recalls over 120K Helly Hansen sweaters, hoodies

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The products incorporate brushed cotton fabrics that have undergone a specific treatment that either do not or may not comply with the Textile Flammability Regulations (Image courtesy/Health Canada).
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Residents are strongly encouraged to stop wearing certain Helly Hansen sweatshirts, sweaters, and hoodies after Health Canada deemed the products to possibly have a flammability hazard.

There have been 128,680 affected sweaters reportedly sold in Canada since August 2019.

The products incorporate brushed cotton fabrics that have undergone a specific treatment that either do not or may not comply with the Textile Flammability Regulations.

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The federal government’s recalls website lists more than 600 purchase-order numbers affected.

Health Canada suggests customers who suspect they have an affected product to stop wearing them and contact Helly Hansen for a product replacement credit.

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