Children’s Flip Flops Recalled by Alpargatas Due to Violation of Lead in Paint Standard
Kids’ product recall 09-137. Announced by CPSC on Mar 3, 2009.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 3, 2009. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Decorative paint on the sole of the flip flops can contain levels of lead in excess of the federal standard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled flip flops away from children and return them to Alpargatas USA, Inc. to receive a replacement.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, please contact Alpargatas USA at (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
Which ones are recalled?
Flip flops of the Havaianas brand containing decorative paint were sold under the following model names: Baby Estampas, Baby Pets, Kid’s Apple, Kid’s Fairy, Kid’s Flores, Kid’s Lighthouse, Kid’s Monsters, Kid’s Surf, Baby Letrinhas, Kid’s Sports, Kid’s Candies, Kid’s Fun, Kid’s Love, Kid’s Sereias, Kid’s Speed, Kid’s Lucky Bug, Kid’s Pets, Kid’s Rock, Kid’s Slim, Kid’s Wonder Woman, Kid’s Small Flowers and Kid’s Tropical w/Kit. A photo of a representative flip flop is provided. Havaianas flip flops without decorative paint are not being recalled.
About 210,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Children’s flip flops.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Alpargatas USA Inc., New York, N.Y.
- Department and specialty stores nationwide from November 2006 through February 2009 for about $15 to $24 a pair.
- Made in Brazil, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.