According to CPSC, the pairs of jeans meant for babies are dangerous and hazardous to the wearers due to some faulty features that happened during manufacturing. The clothing items are said to have metal snaps that could potentially fall off and choke babies and toddlers. Clothes exported to the US are manufactured at garment companies operating in the Export Processing Zones (EPZ) in Nairobi and Machakos counties. According to CPSC, the clothes recalled were sold exclusively at the local store from September 2022 to March 2023. Kuria has also promised to promote local garment production by increasing taxes on imported clothes, especially second-hand garments, popularly known as mitumba.

Source: Daily Nation August 16, 2023 14:09 UTC