NEWS from CPSC
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" [9 Y- x1 D5 L3 Z! cFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2 y. ^6 y, Y7 d2 hJuly 21, 2009
5 k/ v7 v) R5 d4 V( z# TRelease # 09-281 | Firm抯 Recall Hotline: (888) 869-1044$ x: g5 p. z5 U9 {
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
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% l$ h7 q. o: J5 A* r. f% _7 Y | Buster Brown Clog Children抯 Shoes Recalled by Brown Shoe Co. and Pagoda International Footwear Ltd. Due to Choking Hazard0 Y F2 M+ Y7 w& s/ e7 S+ E
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Buster Brown & Co.抯 Clog Children抯 Shoes: Q8 W" m& n: F W- E. G0 Y0 X
Units: About 1.4 million (73,000 pair of shoes were previously recalled in April 2009)9 L6 \, D' B, q; J8 z* K; q3 I- B
Distributor: Brown Shoe Co. Inc., of St. Louis, Mo. and its affiliate Pagoda International Footwear Ltd., of Hong Kong.
; A. u/ D D( }0 z9 e9 C. ^Hazard: The shoe has decorative wheels that can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.5 Y+ T- X& X5 \( ~
Incidents/Injuries: The companies have received two reports of a decorative wheel detaching from the shoe. No injuries have been reported.
$ B3 q' Y0 a( x8 }7 Y* U+ l r4 @Description: This recall involves the Buster Brown & Co. clog children抯 shoes with model or retail numbers listed below. These shoes are a plastic molded EVA 搘ater?clog and are designed to resemble a car. The shoes are red, brown, blue, yellow, and pink and most shoes bear the words 揅ARS,?揟ransformers Animated,?or 揃arbie.?揃uster Brown & Co.™?is printed on the shoe inside at the heel, on a sewn-in tag inside the fleece-lined shoe, and on the original hang tag. The model or retail number can also be found on these tags. The shoes were sold in children sizes 5 to 13 and youth sizes 1-3.
7 q3 W) H) B: R9 N: KSold at: Major retailers nationwide, including Bealls? Famous Footwear, J.C. Penney, Meijer, Rack Room, Sears, Shoe Show, Target, and Wal-Mart from August 2007 through June 2009 for $10 to $25.
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Remedy: Customers should immediately take this product away from children and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
0 z/ W5 n* t) \9 @Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Buster Brown & Co. toll-free at (888) 869-1044 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday and between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, visit the firm抯 website at www.busterbrownshoes.com (PDF), or send an email to Busterandtige@brownshoe.com5 P6 f- M. V5 z7 r! ~
Shoe/Model NumberRetailer/NumberCARS Clog - 83893
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8 {, B; ~ o6 X0 aAMAZON.COM 117B81; BEALLS' 3893-60; J.C. PENNEY 010-4231; MEIJER 830873, 830870; NOVUS 792794; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE 59920; RACK ROOM SHOES 422053; SEARS 89065, 49041; SHOE SHOW 442041, 346304; TARGET 93065072-80, 093060312-313, 093021564-1572; TARGET.COM 93065072-80, 093060312-313, 093021564-1572; VALUE CITY 3249364; WAL-MART STORES 9295815, 9295824, 2571648, 2571613, 2571627, 2571606, 2571620, 2571634, 2571641, 2571588, 2571599, 2571574, 2571581.CARS Clog - 849728 S7 k) `& V3 @- T: Y
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& [/ y! K5 {8 b$ r& QK-MART, 84972; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, 59920, 60397, 61117.CARS Mater Clog - 84949+ ]! }( W! Z- N7 u9 A- y0 ^9 M
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AMAZON.COM, 708B21; RACK ROOM SHOES, 422061; SHOE SHOW, 344297, 346493; VALUE CITY, 3249406.CARS Mater Fleece Clog - 93728
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9 ?2 W9 I7 J3 ^+ S2 ]5 T5 zWAL-MART STORES, 9812368, 2594651.Transformers Animated Fleece Clog - 95420* o' r; `+ a' V% c: i
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/ W/ C# y4 @$ z3 e( z- x% uHUMBERTO VIDAL 3428-258; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, 65744, 66046; SHOE SHOW, 346593.Barbie Clog - 84938+ o ~; ]' H$ x. D. W, O; y k
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0 W9 k. C7 Q9 S% `7 LAMAZON.COM, 208B30; VALUE CITY, 3249505; WAL-MART STORES 9295917, 2572148, 2572050, 572057, 2572064, 2572071, 2572078. [size=-1]CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
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