Children’s flip flops by Alpargatas recalled due to lead paint

About 210,000 children’s flip flops are being recalled due to a violation of the lead in paint standard.

Manufactured by Alpargatas USA Inc. of New York, N.Y., the flip flops have decorative paint on the sole that can contain lead levels in excess of the federal standard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Flip flops of the Havaianas brand containing decorative paint were sold under the following model names: Baby Estampas, Baby Pets, Kids Apple, Kids Fairy, Kids Flores, Kids Lighthouse, Kids Monsters, Kids Surf, Baby Letrinhas, Kids Sports, Kids Candies, Kids Fun, Kids Love, Kids Sereias, Kids Speed, Kids Lucky Bug, Kids Pets, Kids Rock, Kids Slim, Kids Wonder Woman, Kids Small Flowers, and Kids Tropical w/Kit.
 
Havaianas flip flops without decorative paint aren’t being recalled, according to the commission.

 Manufactured in Brazil, the flip flops were sold by department and specialty stores nationwide from November 2006 through February 2009 for about $15 to $24 a pair.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled flip flops away from children and return them to Alpargatas USA Inc. to receive a replacement. Call 888-289-5306 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s Web site at www.havaianasus.com. You’ll find the recall at the bottom of the home page.

For more information on recent recalls, see www.recalls.gov.