Stride Rite Recalls Munchkin T-Strap Girls' Shoes Due to Choking Hazard
Stride Rite is recalling Munchkin T-Strap girls' shoes because the metal buckle can break, posing a choking hazard to young children.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard with one reported incident of a child starting to choke, which fits the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Stride Rite Children's Group Inc. is recalling approximately 109,000 Munchkin T-Strap girls' shoes in children's sizes 4 through 12. The recall is due to a defect where the metal buckle on the side of the shoe can break, creating a choking hazard for young children.
The company has received four reports of the buckle breaking and one report of a child putting a broken piece of the buckle in her mouth and starting to choke. The shoes were sold in brown suede, black leather, red leather, navy leather, white leather, and black patent styles. They were manufactured in China and sold at shoe, department, and Stride Rite Outlet stores nationwide from January 2001 through September 2001 for about $25.
Consumers should take the shoes away from their children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or replacement shoes. For more information, consumers can call Stride Rite at (800) 650-7708 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.strideritecorp.com.
The recalled product
- Product
- Munchkin T-Strap girls' shoes
- Category
- Consumer Product — Footwear
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 109,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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