Children's Animal Slippers recall: Choking Hazard
Children's Animal Slippers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Family Dollar Stores
Why was Children's Animal Slippers recalled?
The animal's eyes can detach from the slippers, posing a choking hazard to young children.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately take the slippers away from children and return them to any Family Dollar store for a full refund. Contact: For additional information, contact Family Dollar at (800) 547-0359 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.familydollar.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
- Kidgets® Animal Sock Top Slippers
- Company
- BCNY International Inc., of Hicksville, N.Y., Family Dollar Services Inc., of Matthews, N.C.
- Quantity
- About 160,000
- Sold at
- Family Dollar stores nationwide from September 2011 through October 2011 for about $5.
- Recall date
- November 16, 2011
- Incidents / injuries
- Family Dollar has received one report of the eyes detaching from the slippers. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recalled children's slippers have brown or tan dog faces, yellow duck faces and tan lion faces. The name "Kidgets" and the size appear inside the slippers on the soles. "FD9619108020690611" is printed inside the slippers on the side.