Macy’s Recalls More Than 16,000 Children’s Pajamas

The company is urging parents to stop using the pajamas immediately and is offering refunds for customers.

An image of the recalled Holiday Lane Infant Footed Pajamas sold in Macy's. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Department store chain Macy’s is recalling around 16,300 units of infant pajamas across the United States as the elastic on the garments’ ankles “can be too tight and restrict blood circulation, posing an injury hazard,” the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced.

“This recall involves five different styles of Holiday Lane-branded infant footed pajamas. The cotton pajamas were sold in infant sizes 0–3 months, 3–6 months, and 6–9 months. ‘Holiday Lane’ is printed on the pajamas’ neck label,” the May 22 notice reads.

“Macy’s has received four reports of the elastic being too tight on infants’ ankles, resulting in chafing, imprinting, or restricting blood circulation.”

The Vietnam-manufactured pajamas were sold nationwide through Macy’s stores and online between March 2024 and January 2025 for roughly $27.

The CPSC urged customers to stop using the garment immediately. Those who have bought the item should not return it to Macy’s stores; instead, they should visit the company website and fill out the recall form.

“Once consumers fill out the recall form, they will be sent a pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope to return the footed pajamas free of charge. Macy’s will issue a $26.50 refund via check upon receipt of the recalled product,” the agency said.

The Epoch Times reached out to Macy’s for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.

Multiple brands of children’s pajamas have been recalled over the past several months due to safety issues.

In February, California-based Forever 21 withdrew around 24,700 pajamas from the market after finding the products violated flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear.

The items, manufactured in China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, were sold at Forever 21 stores nationwide and online. The company had not received any injury reports at the time.

Earlier in January, Wisconsin-based Duluth Holdings Inc. recalled around 22,400 pieces of Cambodia-manufactured pajamas from the United States, citing flammability rule violations and risk of burn injuries.

Protecting Children

According to federal safety regulations, all children’s sleepwear garments sold in the United States in sizes larger than 9 months must be tight-fitting or flame-resistant, the CPSC said in a safety alert.

Flame-resistant garments are clothes that do not continue burning once removed from an ignition source. For instance, certain polyesters are inherently resistant to fire and do not need any chemical treatment to make them nonflammable.

“The requirements for flammability or tight-fitting measurements do not apply to sleepwear for sizes nine months and under because infants wearing these sizes are insufficiently mobile to expose themselves to an open flame,” the CPSC said.

“Tight-fitting sleepwear does not ignite easily and, even if ignited, does not burn readily. CPSC standards require hangtags and permanent labels on tight-fitting children’s sleepwear in sizes larger than nine months.”

The agency recommends that parents not put children to sleep in oversized, loose-fitting cotton or cotton-blend garments since the clothes can easily catch fire.

In addition to flammability requirements, there are several additional safety rules for products designed for children aged 12 and younger, according to the CPSC.

For instance, children’s products must not have paint or surface coatings containing more than 0.009 percent lead.

“Examples include painted component parts (e.g., buttons, zippers, snaps), printing processes that use a liquid or semi-liquid surface coating that hardens (e.g., screen printing),” the CPSC said.

Similarly, items aimed at children must not contain more than 0.1 percent of any regulated phthalate in any accessible component part. Phthalates, also known as the “everywhere chemical,” are used in plastics and vinyl flooring and have been associated with health issues such as cancer.

Component parts containing phthalates include screen-printing inks and plastic skid-stoppers/no skid grippers on the bottom of pajamas.

There are also strict certification requirements.

“Domestic manufacturers or importers of children’s products must generate a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) certifying compliance to the applicable safety rules and ensures that a CPC accompanies the distribution of the product,” the CPSC said.