12 guides

Guides

Plain-English notes on the rules and patterns behind footwear recalls, and on getting a size right. Each guide lists the official sources it is built on.

Recalls

Checked October 20, 2026Recalled Safety-Toe Work Boots and What Their Labels Claim

Thirteen U.S. work boot recalls from our archive, which ones came in women’s sizes, and what OSHA and ASTM F2413 say protective footwear has to meet.

Checked October 20, 2026Chromium VI and Benzidine in Shoe Recalls

Three adult shoe recalls for chromium VI and benzidine, what each CPSC notice said, how to spot the pairs, and the EU 3 mg/kg chromium VI limit for leather.

Checked October 20, 2026Heel and Sole Failures in Women’s Shoe Recalls

Seven women’s heel recalls, two Madewell shank recalls and a boot hook that tripped wearers, read from the CPSC notices with prices, sale months and reports.

Checked October 20, 2026How to Check Whether Your Shoes Were Recalled

Where shoe recall notices say to find the style number, date code and size, how to search cpsc.gov without heat-pump noise, and how CPSC recall emails work.

Kids’ shoes

Checked October 20, 2026Light-Up Sneakers, Coin Batteries and Reese’s Law

How Reese’s Law and 16 CFR part 1263 apply to light-up kids’ shoes, what the battery compartment and warnings must meet, and two recalls from our archive.

Checked October 20, 2026Choking Hazards on Kids’ Shoes and the Parts That Came Off

Why choking leads our archive of 103 footwear recalls, which parts came off, how the federal small parts test works and what the 2026 Cat & Jack recall said.

Checked October 20, 2026Lead Limits for Children’s Shoes and the Recalls Behind Them

The two federal lead limits that apply to kids’ shoes, 100 ppm in the material and 90 ppm in paint, and the six lead recalls in our footwear archive since 1999.

Sizing

Checked October 20, 2026How to Measure Your Feet at Home for a Women’s Shoe Size

Measure foot length and width with paper and a ruler, then turn the number into US, UK, EU and Japan sizes with worked examples in millimeters and inches.

Checked October 20, 2026Why US, UK and EU Women’s Shoe Sizes Never Line Up

How barleycorns, Paris points and millimetres give one foot three different numbers, with a computed US women’s to UK, EU and Japan table you can check.

Your rights

Checked October 20, 2026How to Report a Shoe Injury on SaferProducts.gov

Who can file a report about a dangerous shoe, what the federal form asks, what gets published and when, and what the shoe company must tell CPSC on its own.

Checked October 20, 2026Used Shoes, Thrift Stores and the Recall Rules

What federal law says about reselling recalled shoes, what CPSC asks of thrift stores, and how to screen used kids’ shoes and ski or work boots before you pay.

Checked October 20, 2026Refund, Repair or Replace in Shoe Recalls Explained

What CPSC’s three remedy labels mean for footwear, which shoes get repairs instead of refunds, and the steps recall notices ask owners to take.