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Recalled Clarks women's shoes - Breeze Ave (dark navy-article 26165269)

Clarks Americas · Recalled

Clarks Americas Recalls Women's Navy Blue Canvas Shoes Due to Chemical Hazard

Other hazard

Prolonged and direct contact with the shoes' upper material can expose the wearer to the chemicals benzidine and/or dimethoxybenzidine, which are toxic and can cause adverse health effects.

Units
About 113,000 (In addition, about 10,000 were sold in Canada)
Reports
—
Injuries
—
Deaths
0
Price
$65
Remedy
Refund

Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.

Affected

This recall involves several versions of Clarks women's shoes sold under the "Breeze" style name, as reflected below. The shoes were sold in the Spring/Summer 2022 season and were sold in women's sizes 5 to 12 and feature blue uppers and white soles. The shoes include a label on the inside of the upper that includes the size, month and year of manufacture, and article number. Shoes included in the recall are listed below: Women's Shoe Style Color Article Number Breeze Ave Dark Navy 26165269 Breeze Shore Navy 26164910 Breeze Step Dark Navy 26166718 Breeze Step Navy 26166904 Breeze Step Navy/White 26165290

The file

Sold at
Clarks outlet stores and other stores, including Macy's, JC Penney, Kohl's, QVC, Shoe Carnival, DSW and Zappos and online at Clarksusa.com and Amazon.com from February 2022 to October 2022 for about $65.
Product type
Not stated
Made in
China
Recalled by
C&J Clark America Inc. (subsidiary of Clarks Americas, Inc.), of Needham, Massachusetts

Incident log

None reported

What the notice says to do

Consumers should immediately stop wearing the shoes and visit https//www.clarkusa.com for instructions on how to receive a full refund. Consumers will need to upload a photo of their shoes in order to determine if they are included in this recall. If included in the recall, Clarks will send consumers free shipping materials and a pre-paid shipping label to send back the shoes. Consumers may also return their shoes to the place where purchased.

Clarks America at 800-480-5092 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday, email at productrecall@customerreply.clarks.com or on-line at http://tinyurl.com/ClarksRecall or visit www.clarksusa.com and click "Recall" at the bottom of the page for more information.

Open official CPSC notice ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.

Recalled Clarks women's shoes - Breeze Shore in Navy (article 26164910)Recalled Clarks women's shoes - Location of shoe label including article numberRecalled Clarks women's shoes - Breeze Step in Dark Navy (article 26166718)Recalled Clarks women's shoes - Breeze Step in Navy (article 26166904)

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