Zutano Recalls Infant Booties

recall_logo.jpeg U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Fast Track Recall

Recall Date: April 25, 2017
Recall Number: 17-138

Zutano Recalls Infant Booties Due to Choking Hazard

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https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Zutano-Recalls-Infant-Booties 

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Infant Cozie booties

Hazard: The non-slip rubber grips on the bottom of the booties can detach, posing a choking hazard.

Remedy:  Refund

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled booties, take them away from children and contact the firm for a full refund in the form of a merchandise credit.

Consumer Contact: Zutano Global toll-free at 866-314-8688 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at recall@zutano.com or online at www.zutano.com and click on “Product Recall” at the bottom of the page or go directly to www.zrecall.com for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 38,000

Description

This recall involves infant fleece gripper Cozie booties. They are 70 percent cotton and 30 percent polyester. The booties have rubber grippers in the shape of a “Z” on the bottom. These booties were sold in sizes 12 - 18 months in 13 solid colors; chocolate, gray, heather gray, hot pink, pool (aqua), apple (light green), cream, fuchsia, lime, mandarin, navy, pagoda (turquoise blue) and periwinkle and in multi-colors. Only booties with the following tracking labels sewn under the care label are included in this recall.

Tracking numbers:

FALL161-03/16

FALL166-03/16

FALL166-06/16

FALL167-06/16

FALL168-07/16

FALL169-07/16

FALL1610-08/16

FALL1611-09/16

FALL1612-07/16

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received two reports of the detached rubber “Z” grips found in infant’s mouths. 

Sold At: G Willikers (Portsmouth, N.H.), Kid Dynamo (Berkeley, Calif.), Magic Beans (Hyde Park, Mass.), Magpie Kids (Somerville, Mass.), Pacifier (Minneapolis, Minn.), The Animal Kingdom (State College, Penn.), The Pump Station (Santa Monica, Calif.), Tip Toes (Holland, Mich.), and other stores nationwide and online at www.amazon.com and www.zutano.com from May 2016 through March 2017 for between $22 and $24.

Importer:Zutano Global Inc., of New Bedford, Mass.

Manufactured in: China

fasttrack.pngThis 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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