April 14, 2009
Pagoda International as recalled about 73,000 CARS Fleece Clog Children's Shoes in the United States and 18,000 in Canada. The shoe has four decorative wheels that can detach, posing a choking hazard. The firm has received one report of a decorative wheel detaching from the shoe. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves the Buster Brown & Co. "CARS" fleece clog children's shoes. The shoe is a red plastic molded clog with fleece lining and is designed to resemble a car. They were sold in infant sizes 4 to 6 and toddler sizes 7 to 11. The infant-size shoes have a strap in the back. Each side of the shoe has two red and black decorative wheels and the number "95". "Buster Brown & Co." and "Disney" are printed on a tag sewn inside the shoe. The shoes were made in China and sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores in the United States and Canada from September 2008 through March 2009 for between $6 and $10 (U.S.) and for about $13 (CAN).
Customers should immediately take this product away from children and return it to the nearest Wal-Mart store for a full refund. 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 website at www.busterbrownshoes.com, or send an email to busterandtige@brownshoe.com.
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09190.html
Health Canada's press release can be seen at http://209.217.71.106/PR/recall-retrait-e.jsp?re_id=722
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