Payless ShoeSource Children's Clog Shoes recall: Choking Hazard
Payless ShoeSource Recalls Children's Clog Shoes Due to Choking Hazard
Why was Payless ShoeSource Children's Clog Shoes recalled?
Plastic rivets used to attach the strap to the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should take the shoes away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or exchange. 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 Web site at www.payless.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Children's Airwalk® Compel Shoes
- Company
- Payless ShoeSource, Inc., of Topeka, Kan.
- Quantity
- About 690,000
- Sold at
- Big Lots stores nationwide from January 2007 through March 2007 for about $115 and $130.
- Recall date
- May 2, 2007
- Incidents / injuries
- Payless has received one report of a child who began to choke on a detached rivet. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Airwalk® Compel clog shoes sold in prewalk sizes 3 through toddler size 10. The flexible shoes have air ventilation holes on the top and side and plastic rivets with the Airwalk® logo attached to the strap. Airwalk® and the shoe size are printed on the sole of the shoe. No other sizes, styles or models are included in this recall.