Rivers Australia—Doghouse style children’s dark-denim jeans & Doghouse style children’s black jeans
What are the defects?
The dye used during the manufacture of these jeans may have contained hazardous azo-colourants
What are the hazards?
Expert authorities classify these azo-colourants as carcinogens and recommend that exposure be minimised. While this dye stuff is not banned for textiles use in Australia, in the interests of customers safety Rivers Australia is recalling these two styles of jeans.
What should consumers do?
Return garments to place of purchase or another Rivers Store for a full refund
Supplier
Traders who sold this product
Nationally at ‘Rivers’ retail stores and online
Where the product was sold
Nationally
Dates available for sale
- 1 January 2013 - 20 February 2014
Recall advertisements and supporting documentation
Responsible regulator
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is the responsible regulator for this recall.

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