Keds shoes
10 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 16, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. CPSC’s own search is on saferproducts.gov.
At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 10reports to CPSC
- Aug 16, 2014the latest report was made
- Sep 28, 2011the earliest
- 8with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Keds
- Maker
- KEDSMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ShoesAll footwearCPSC’s product type: Footwear (code 1615), in Clothing and Accessories: Shoes and other Footwear
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Ked’s”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2014 | 1 |
| June 2012 | 1 |
| April 2012 | 2 |
| January 2012 | 1 |
| November 2011 | 4 |
| September 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 3 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- First aid 6 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
-
Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Aug 16, 2014, sent to the company Aug 25, 2014, published by CPSC Sep 9, 2014
The product, in the report: Navy Blue Keds
My daughter started a new job at [REDACTED] and was requested to wear Keds shoes. She has never owned a pair of Keds before so I went out and bought her a pair. Her work scheduled varies week to week and on average she works about two days, 4 hours each shift. The first couple times she wore the shoes, her feet became a bit itchy but thought nothing of it. Then when she would work two consecutive days she noticed to be getting hives and it becoming very itchy. I never thought it could be her shoes, just thought maybe she ate something, therefore I gave her and allergy medication. She then had a couple days off and during those days, the hives and itch got a lot better, however again we never thought it could be the shoes. Then about 2 weeks ago, she was scheduled to work 3 days in a row. After those three days, my daughter showed me her feet and was complaining of uncontrollable itch, and I noticed blisters, redness, and even open sores on her feet. It almost portrayed burnt skin. I then took her into to see a medical professional who said that it was definitely an allergic reaction. She was prescribed oral antibiotics along with topical antibiotics to prevent any infections. Her sores were so bad that she was unable to leave the house for a whole week, in order to prevent infection. We thought of different things that could have caused this reaction and she did not eat nor did she come into contact with anything new for her, except her new Keds. Then I pieced it all together and realized that her feet got better and then got worst depending on her work schedule and how much she had to wear her shoes. The three days in a row that she had to wear them was what “burnt” her feet. We then googled “Keds shoe allergy” and found a couple cases of the same reaction others have had.
- Bought from
- Nordstroms
- Bought
- Jul 2, 2014
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 17, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Keds, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
-
Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Jun 25, 2012, sent to the company Jul 2, 2012, published by CPSC Jul 17, 2012
The product, in the report: Keds Kids Know-It-All (Toddler/Youth)
Keds Kids Know-It-All (Toddler/Youth)
My daughter was wearing these shoes and got a rather substantial cut.
- Model
- Keds Kids Know-It-All (Toddler/
Youth) - Bought from
- zappos.com
- Bought
- Sep 1, 2011
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 9, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Ked’s, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
-
First aid Made Apr 19, 2012, sent to the company Apr 26, 2012, published by CPSC May 10, 2012
The product, in the report: Keds shoe, black and pink with silver metal stars
my daughter has the Keds shoes style number KY40098A and just recently cut her toe with the back of the star from the shoe. The cut is on the back of her toe starting from the top of the toe from the bottom. the cut is very deep
- Model
- KY4OO98A
- Bought from
- KOLHS
- Bought
- Aug 15, 2011, about then
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 8, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand KEDS, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
-
First aid Made Apr 18, 2012, sent to the company Apr 25, 2012, published by CPSC May 9, 2012
The product, in the report: Black and pink canvas Keds shoes with white soles. No laces, criss cross stretchy bands instead. Little metal starts all over shoes. Two stars on the back of the shoe caused incident.
We purchased a pair of Keds girls shoes (KY40098A) from Kohls. My daugther 4 year old was cleaning out her closet one day and while organizing her shoes, was cut deeply on her upper leg by a metal star that had come loose from the back of the shoe and was rotating freely along a pink band. We were able to treat the cut with out going to the emergancy room. We cut the stars from the back of the shoes but of course she still refused to wear them anymore after that.
- Model
- KY40098A
- Bought from
- Kohls, Ohio
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2012, about then
- Where
- Canal Winchester, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 4, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Keds, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
-
Hurt, no treatment Made Jan 13, 2012, sent to the company Jan 24, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 14, 2012
The product, in the report: Girl shoe size 1. Black with pink trim and pink design. Metal stars along shoelace holes and back of shoe
My daughter’s leg was cut. The metal star on the back of the shoes became loose and cut her leg.
- Bought from
- Kohls, California
- Where
- Unspecified: School
- Who was involved
- Age 9, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Keds, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
-
First aid Made Nov 25, 2011, sent to the company Dec 5, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 19, 2011
The product, in the report: Keds “Know it all” girls shoes Size 13 Bought on kohls.com Black/pink/white shoes with elastic laces and two metals stars on the back of each shoe Model: “Know It All” Serial #: KY10098A
We purchased the Keds “Know it all” girls shoes from kohls.com in July in a size 13 for my 5-year-old daughter. When helping her put them on for the first time in late August, the stars on the back of the shoes sliced through my thumb. The same thing happened again a few weeks later. After she pierced through the skin on her heel shortly thereafter, we stopped wearing them but were not able to return them because the return deadline had passed.
I just saw the recall information while at my local Kohl’s this past week.
- Model
- “Know It All” Girls Shoes, Size 13
- Serial number
- KY10098A
- Bought from
- Kohls.com
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2011
- Where
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 5, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Keds, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
-
First aid Made Nov 22, 2011, sent to the company Dec 1, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 15, 2011
The product, in the report: KEDS girls sneaker size 12 style number KY40098A
My 5 year old daughter was putting on her KEDS sneakers (currently subject to recall: ky40098a) which she had had for approximately one month. She screamed and came over to me with blood dripping off her hand. She had cut her hand on one of the small metal stars decorating the sneaker. The wound was approximately 2 inches long, but did not require medical attention other than washing with soap and water and applying a bandage. When I checked the shoes, I did notice that the points on the stars were very sharp and I decided that I would assist her with the shoes from that point on. When I say the notice of recall, I immediately knew why the shoes were problematic.
- Model
- KY40098A
- Bought from
- Kohls, Florida
- Bought
- Aug 2, 2011
- Where
- Golden, Colorado: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 5, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand KEDS, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
-
First aid Made Nov 17, 2011, sent to the company Nov 25, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 16, 2011
The product, in the report: Keds girls shoes, slip on, black with stars
The Keds shoes on current recall have been a problem for us as well. The star grommets came loose and acted like “spurs.” She has been scratched and poked by them repeatedly. They are her favorite shoes, so we have tried to glue the grommets in place, but it only holds a little while.
- Where
- Unspecified: School
- Who was involved
- Age 8, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Keds, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
-
First aid Made Nov 17, 2011, sent to the company Nov 28, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 19, 2011
The product, in the report: Keds Slip on Girls Tennis shoes, black and pink with white sole
My 7 year old daughter wore her slip on tennis shoes to school (Keds), and came home with cuts on her lower leg. She said that the stars on the heel of the shoe started coming off and cut her. After investigating the shoe, the points on a couple of the stars were pulling away from the shoe, causing a sharp point coming off of the shoe, causing the cut.
- Model
- Keds Slip on Girls Tennis shoes, black and pink w/
white sole - Bought from
- Kohl’s
- Bought
- Aug 10, 2011, about then
- Where
- Hoschton, Georgia: School
- Who was involved
- Age 7, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Keds, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
-
Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Sep 28, 2011, sent to the company Oct 6, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 21, 2011
The product, in the report: Keds “Know It All” girl’s shoe, size 5 Black with pink designs, little metal silver stars on sides and on on each side of the heel
We bought our 8-year old daughter a pair of Keds “Know It All” shoes two weeks ago from Zappos.com. She came home from school today and said the stars on the back of her shoes had scratched her, and then showed us a 2 and 1/2 inch scratch on her leg from the metal stars. (We took a picture of the scratch and have it on file). She also said that her friend had the exact same brand and style of shoe, and had to go to the nurse several days ago for a bad cut she got on her finger from the stars on the back of the shoe when she was taking them off.
- Model
- Know it All
- UPC
- unknown
- Serial number
- ky40008a
- Bought from
- Zappos.com
- Bought
- Sep 12, 2011
- Where
- Charleston, South Carolina: School
- Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- No Relationship
- As this report names them
- Brand Keds, made or sold by KEDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
Sources
-
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.