Nike Little Air Jordan XIV infant shoes
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Nike is recalling approximately 110,000 pairs of infant "Little Air Jordan XIV" sneakers because the red trim paint contains lead levels that exceed federal safety standards for children's products. The white shoes with red painted trim were sold in children's sizes 2C through 10C from January through March 1999 at major athletic shoe stores and department stores nationwide for about $40. The shoes can be identified by the word "JORDAN" on the outside tongue and model number 132549 102 on the inside tongue label. Nike received one consumer complaint involving possible ingestion of a paint chip.
According to the recall notice, consumers should immediately remove the shoes from children and return them to the store where they were purchased to receive either a substitute product or store credit. For more information, consumers can call Nike at (800) 344-6453 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. PST Monday through Friday.
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Infant's "Little Air Jordan" Sneakers Recalled by NIKE NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 1999 Release # 99-073 Company Phone Number: (800) 344-6453 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 Nike Media Contact: Vizhier Mooney, (503) 671-4460 CPSC, NIKE Announce Recall of Infant's "Little Air Jordan" Sneakers WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), NIKE USA Inc., of Beaverton, Ore., is voluntarily recalling about 110,000 pairs of infant's shoes sold under the name "Little Air Jordan XIV." NIKE testing determined the red trim paint on these shoes contain amounts of lead that exceed Federal standards for children's products. Prolonged exposure to high levels of lead presents a poisoning hazard to young children. NIKE has received one consumer complaint regarding the shoe and possible ingestion of a paint chip. The NIKE Little Air Jordan XIV shoes come in white with red painted trim, and were sold in children sizes 2C through 10C. The word "JORDAN" is on the outside tongue of the shoe. The shoes have model number 132549 102. The model number is located on the label on the inside tongue of the shoe, above the UPC code. Major athletic shoe stores and department stores nationwide sold these shoes from January 1999 through March 1999 for about $40. Consumers should immediately take the NIKE Little Air Jordan XIV shoes away from children and return them to the store where purchased to receive a substitute product or a store credit. For more information about the recall, consumers should call NIKE at (800) 344-6453 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. PST Monday through Friday.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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