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Children shoes - Caterpillar® – Wolverine

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 4 Oct 2007In the weekly report of 5 Oct 2007 (week 39, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Children shoes - Caterpillar®
Brand
Wolverine
Brand as notified
WOLVERINE
Type / model
Children’s Caterpillar® styles Equate, Kudos and Sheltered. Only shoes carrying one of the following stock numbers are affected:- Equate: 200756, 200757 and 200758, - Kudos: 200735, 200736, 200737, 200777 and 200778,- Sheltered: 200912, 200913 and 200914.
Description
Only children’s US shoe sizes 7-12 are affected by the potential safety issue (equivalent European sizes 23 – 29).The affected models of shoes come in a range of colours. A label carrying the stock number can be found on the inside tongue of the shoes. Notices to consumers will incorporate the photographs and instruct them to check the brand and the stock number to see if they have an affected product.
Risk
This product poses a risk of suffocation because the black plastic tab at the end of the shoe laces comes unstuck from the laces when pulled and, in exceptional circumstances, could present a choking risk to very young children.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.Press release has been issued
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0992/07Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0992/07Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0992/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0992/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-39 (XML)
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