Livie & Luca Recalls Children's Shoes Due to Laceration Hazard
Recall 14269 · Sep 4, 2014 · Livie & Luca
5,600
units affected
5,600
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14269
- Date
- Sep 4, 2014
- Company
- Livie & Luca
- Units affected
- 5,600
- Product
- Carta and "Cotton" Children's Shoes
- Product type
- Shoes
- Remedy
- Refund, Replacement
- Hazard
- Cuts
The product
The recalled Livie & Luca children's shoes include two styles: Carta and Cotton. The Carta style Mary Jane shoes are canvas, solid color shoes stitched to a tan sole with a fabric strap and a brown wooden button. The Carta shoes are blue, fuchsia or gray. The Cotton style Mary Jane canvas shoes have a stitched tan rubber sole and a colored fabric strap with a dandelion printed on a pink square button and a gingham or polka-dot cotton interior lining. The cotton shoes are yellow, green or red. Both the Carta and the Cotton style shoes were sold in toddler sizes 4 through 13. Only shoes with date codes 06 2013 through 12 2013 (Month Year) printed on the insole of the shoe are included in the recall. The Livie & Luca logo is printed on the inside of the shoe.
What can happen
A metal thread inside the interior shoe liner can loosen and poke through the shoe lining, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take these shoes away from children and contact the retailer where purchased for instructions on receiving a store credit or replacement. If purchased through Livie & Luca's online, contact the firm for instructions on receiving a store credit for a free replacement pair of shoes with prepaid shipping before disposing of the shoes.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received two reports of the metal thread coming through the liner of the shoe, including one report of a child's foot that was cut by a metal thread poking through the shoe lining.
- Sold at
- Children's boutiques including Ready Set Grow in Tennessee and ZandyZoos in Texas and online at www.livieandluca.com, www.zappos.com, www.addyscloset.com and www.mylittlejules.com from January 2014 through March 2014 for about $54.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled carta and "cotton" children's shoes?
Consumers should immediately take these shoes away from children and contact the retailer where purchased for instructions on receiving a store credit or replacement. If purchased through Livie & Luca's online, contact the firm for instructions on receiving a store credit for a free replacement pair of shoes with.
What is the hazard?
A metal thread inside the interior shoe liner can loosen and poke through the shoe lining, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.