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Payless ShoeSource Expands Recall of Children's Clog Shoes Due to Choking Hazard

  • Recalled Toddler Clog Shoes
Name of Product:
Toddler Clog Shoes
Hazard:

Plastic rivets used to attach the strap to the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Remedy:
Refund
Replace
Recall Date:
July 17, 2007
Units:

About 270,000 (This recall was first announced in June 2007)

Consumer Contact

For additional information, call Payless at (800) 654-0697 between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Consumers can also visit the firm's website at www.payless.com.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Payless ShoeSource, Inc., of Topeka, Kan., is voluntarily recalling about 270,000 Toddler Clog Shoes (about 690,000 clogs were recalled on May 2, 2007). Plastic rivets used to attach the strap to the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Name of Product: Toddler Clog Shoes

Units: About 270,000 (This recall was first announced in June 2007)

Manufacturer: Payless ShoeSource, Inc., of Topeka, Kan.

Hazard: Plastic rivets used to attach the strap to the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the following character-themed clog styles: Dora the Explorer, Spongebob Squarepants, Hello Kitty, Coasters® Lighted Car Compel, and Cambridge Mary-Jane. The shoes were sold in toddler sizes 5 through 10. The flexible shoes have air ventilation holes on the top and/or side, and plastic rivets attached to the strap. Shoe sizes are printed on the sole of the shoe. No other sizes, styles or models are included in the recall.

Sold at: Payless ShoeSource stores nationwide and Payless.com from January 2006 through June 2007 for between $15 and $20.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should take the shoes away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or exchange.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Payless at (800) 654-0697 between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Consumers can also visit the firm's website at www.payless.com.

Remedy:

Consumers should take the shoes away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or exchange.

Incidents/Injuries:

No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Sold At:
Payless ShoeSource stores nationwide and Payless.com from January 2006 through June 2007 for between $15 and $20.
Manufacturer(s):
Payless ShoeSource, Inc., of Topeka, Kan.
Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
07-236

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