The Boy Scouts of America have issued a product recall on one of their latest Cub Scout jackets

DETAILS: Cub Scout Wind Tech jackets imported by Boy Scouts of America, of Charlotte, N.C.; sold at Boy Scouts of America retail outlets nationwide and online at www.scoutstuff.org from November 2009 through July 2011. The blue jackets are nylon with a polyester lining, long-sleeve, with a full zipper front and a Cub Scout wolf head emblem embroidered on the upper left chest. The jackets were manufactured in China.

WHY: The jackets have retractable cords with toggles at the hood/neck area and at the waist, which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children.

INCIDENTS: None reported.

HOW MANY: About 5,400.

FOR MORE: Contact the Boy Scouts of America at  855-873-2408 or visit the firm’s website at www.scoutstuff.org