Buster Brown Clog Children's Shoes Recalled by Brown Shoe Co. and Pagoda International Footwear Ltd. Due to Choking Hazard

Buster Brown & Co.’s Clog Children’s Shoes

Date of Recall

2009-07-21

CPSC Release Number

09-281

Manufactured In

China

Company Phone Number

(888) 869-1044

Units

About 1.4 million (73,000 pair of shoes were previously recalled in April 2009)

Distributor

Brown Shoe Co. Inc., of St. Louis, Mo. and its affiliate Pagoda International Footwear Ltd., of Hong Kong.

Sold By

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.

Problem/Hazard

The shoe has decorative wheels that can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Injuries/Incidents

The companies have received two reports of a decorative wheel detaching from the shoe. No injuries have been reported.

Description

This recall involves the Buster Brown & Co. clog children's shoes with model or retail numbers listed below. These shoes are a plastic molded EVA "water" clog and are designed to resemble a car. The shoes are red, brown, blue, yellow, and pink and most shoes bear the words "CARS," "Transformers Animated," or "Barbie." "Buster 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.

Shoe/Model Number	Retailer/Number
CARS Clog - 83893	AMAZON.COM 117B81; BEALL'S 3893-60; J.C. PENNEY 010-4231; MEIER 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 - 84972	K-MART, 84972; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, 59920, 60397, 61117.
CARS Mater Clog - 84949	AMAZON.COM, 708B21; RACK ROOM SHOES, 422061; SHOE SHOW, 344297, 346493; VALUE CITY, 3249406.
CARS Mater Fleece Clog - 93728	WAL-MART STORES, 9812368, 2594651.
Transformers Animated Fleece Clog - 95420	WAL-MART STORES, 9812089, 2594695, 2594658, 594665, 2594672, 2594679, 2594686.
Transformers Animated Clog - 89749	HUMBERTO VIDAL 3428-258; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, 65744, 66046; SHOE SHOW, 346593.
Barbie Clog - 84938	AMAZON.COM, 208B30; VALUE CITY, 3249505; WAL-MART STORES 9295917, 2572148, 2572050, 572057, 2572064, 2572071, 2572078.

Remedy

Customers should immediately take this product away from children and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

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’s website at www.busterbrownshoes.com (PDF), or send an email to [email protected]

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