Nordstrom Recalls Girl's Shoes Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Recalled March 17, 2009 · CPSC recall 09157 · Nordstrom

Hazard

Surface paint on the outer sole of these shoes contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Remedy

Consumers should take the recalled shoes away from children immediately and return them to any Nordstrom store for a full refund or exchange.

Units

About 31,000

Incidents / injuries

None reported.

Description

The recall includes six styles of Nordstrom-brand shoes for girls. "Clarice-Fab" flats are bone colored with a bow. "Eva-Fab" are bone colored T-strap sandals. "Fern-Fab" are ankle strap sandals sold in bone, pink, white, blue polka-dot or pink polka-dot. "Lilly-Fab" are fuchsia gingham ballerina flats with a bow. "Rita-Fab" are ankle strap dress shoes sold in ivory linen, pink linen, white linen, cafe satin, silver satin or white satin. "Vivi-Fab" are open-toe dress shoes in bone, white, green polka-dot, lavender polka-dot or yellow polka-dot. The shoes were sold in girls' sizes 10 through big-kids 7. All shoes have an embossed "NORDSTROM" printed on the insole. Only the colors identified above are subject to the recall.

What to do

Consumers should take the recalled shoes away from children immediately and return them to any Nordstrom store for a full refund or exchange.

Contact

For additional information, call Nordstrom at (800) 804-0806 between 7 a.m. and 1 a.m. ET any day, e-mail Nordstrom at [email protected], or visit the firm's Web site at www.nordstrom.com

Product

Nordstrom Girl's Shoes

Imported by

Nordstrom, of Seattle, Wash.

Retailers

Nordstrom stores nationwide from September 2006 through February 2009 for between about $35 and $45.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →