FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 1999
Release # 99-073
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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
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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.
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