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10-19-2007, 09:31 AM
US Consumer Products Safety Commission press release--guitar-shaped zipper pulls catch and hook together, causing children to trip and fall--OUCH! :( :
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 2007
Release #08-034
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 654-0697
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Payless ShoeSource Recalls Girls' Boots Due to Fall Hazard
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: Girls' Boots
Units: About 90,000
Manufacturer: Payless ShoeSource Inc., of Topeka, KS
Hazard: The guitar-shaped zipper pulls on each boot can interlock while a child is
walking, causing the child to trip and fall.
Incidents/Injuries: Payless has received five reports of the zipper pulls interlocking,
including one report of a four-year-old girl who fell and skinned her knees.
Description: This recall involves black jeweled girls' boots. The boots have a silhouette
of a guitar on the outer leg and a guitar-shaped zipper pull on the inner leg.
"Hannah Montana" is engraved on the boot outsole and a photo of the singer and
show's character is printed on the box. The boots were sold in girls' sizes 10 ½ to 4 ½ .
No other styles or models are involved in this recall.
Sold at: Payless ShoeSource stores nationwide and Payless.com from August 2007 through
September 2007 for about $27.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should take these boots away from children immediately and return them
to the store where purchased for a full refund or exchange.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Payless at (800) 654-0697 between
7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. CT daily. Consumers can also visit the firm's Web site at
www.payless.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please
go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08034.html
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 2007
Release #08-034
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 654-0697
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Payless ShoeSource Recalls Girls' Boots Due to Fall Hazard
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: Girls' Boots
Units: About 90,000
Manufacturer: Payless ShoeSource Inc., of Topeka, KS
Hazard: The guitar-shaped zipper pulls on each boot can interlock while a child is
walking, causing the child to trip and fall.
Incidents/Injuries: Payless has received five reports of the zipper pulls interlocking,
including one report of a four-year-old girl who fell and skinned her knees.
Description: This recall involves black jeweled girls' boots. The boots have a silhouette
of a guitar on the outer leg and a guitar-shaped zipper pull on the inner leg.
"Hannah Montana" is engraved on the boot outsole and a photo of the singer and
show's character is printed on the box. The boots were sold in girls' sizes 10 ½ to 4 ½ .
No other styles or models are involved in this recall.
Sold at: Payless ShoeSource stores nationwide and Payless.com from August 2007 through
September 2007 for about $27.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should take these boots away from children immediately and return them
to the store where purchased for a full refund or exchange.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Payless at (800) 654-0697 between
7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. CT daily. Consumers can also visit the firm's Web site at
www.payless.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please
go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08034.html