Target Recalls Toddler Boots

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Published on Tuesday, 12 February 2019 14:54

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – Fast Track Recall

Recall Date: February 12, 2019

Recall Number: 19-062

Target Recalls Toddler Boots Due to Choking Hazard

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Cat & Jack Unicorn “Chiara” Boots

Hazard: The unicorn horn on the boot can detach, posing a choking hazard to children.

Remedy: Refund

Consumers should immediately take the recalled boots away from children and return them to any Target Store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact:

Target at 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT, daily or online at www.target.com and click on “Recalls” at the bottom of the page, then on “Clothing” for more information. Consumers can also click the “Product Recalls” tab on Target’s Facebook page for more information. 

Recall Details

Units: About 33,600

Description:

This recall includes the Cat & Jack “Chiara” toddlers’ unicorn boots in sizes 5-13, and size 1. The boots are white with silver shimmer, include a white zipper, and white faux fur lining. The unicorn’s horn and inner ears are silver glitter and its eyelashes and nostrils are stitched and gray in color. At the base of the unicorn’s horn is pink, purple, and blue faux fur.  The back and sides of the boots contain multi-colored stripes. The model numbers are located on the inside tag of the boot. The recalled model numbers begin with TARGET0930156XX, where XX corresponds to a specific sized boot.

Incidents/Injuries:  Four consumers reported the unicorn’s horn detached. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:  Target stores nationwide, online at Target.com, and on Google Express fromOctober 2018 through November 2018 for about $27.

Importer/Distributor: Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.

Manufacturer: Putian Licheng Phoenix Footwear CO., of Fujian, China

Manufactured in: China

This recall was conducted voluntarily by the company under CPSC’s Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction.  Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

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