1.4 Million Pairs of Childrens’ Clogs Recalled Due to Choking Risk

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is ordering the recall of about 1.4 million pairs of children’s clogs because parts of the shoes can fall off and present a risk of choking to young children.

The shoes, sold nationwide at major retailers such as Target, J.C. Penney, Sears, and Wal-Mart, are plastic and molded in the shape of a car bearing the words “Cars,” “Transformers Animated,” or “Barbie.” The shoes were made in China and sold from August 2007 through June 2009 for $10 to $25.

The makers and importers of the shoes, Brown Shoe Co. Inc. of St. Louis, Mo. and its affiliated firm Pagoda International Footwear Ltd of Hong Kong, said they have received two reports of a decorative wheel on the shoes detaching, resulting in a risk of choking in young children. There have been no reports of injuries.

In April, about 73,000 pairs of the shoes were recalled for the same reason. Today’s recall expands that initial recall to include about 1.4 million pairs of shoes, the CPSC said.

The recalled clogs are red, blue, brown, yellow, and pink and sold in children sizes 5 to 13 and youth sizes 1-3. Some of the shoes are fleece-lined. The words are printed on the shoe inside the heel, on a sewn-in tag, or on the original hang tag, officials said.

Consumers who have the recalled clogs in their homes are advised to stop using the shoes immediately due to the risk of choking in young children. The shoes should immediately be taken away from young children and returned to the place of purchase for a full refund, the CPSC said.

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