Zutano Infant Cozie booties

What went wrong

The notice saysThe non-slip rubber grips on the bottom of the booties can detach, posing a choking hazard.

The federal small parts rule sets how small a detached piece has to be to count as a choking risk for children under three. Most shoe recalls in this group came after a firm learned that a decoration was coming off; many notices mention only a few reports. Decorations that look sturdy can still loosen with wear, so the notice’s style details are the thing to match.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThis recall involves infant fleece gripper Cozie booties. They are 70 percent cotton and 30 percent polyester. The booties have rubber grippers in the shape of a "Z" on the bottom. These booties were sold in sizes 12 - 18 months in 13 solid colors; chocolate, gray, heather gray, hot pink, pool (aqua), apple (light green), cream, fuchsia, lime, mandarin, navy, pagoda (turquoise blue) and periwinkle and in multi-colors. Only booties with the following tracking labels sewn under the care label are included in this recall. Tracking numbers: FALL161-03/16 FALL166-03/16 FALL166-06/16 FALL167-06/16 FALL168-07/16 FALL169-07/16 FALL1610-08/16 FALL1611-09/16 FALL1612-07/16

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (Infant Cozie booties), the sizes (sizes 12 - 18 months in 13 solid colors), the sale period (May 2016 to March 2017), the store (Amazon) and the “made in” label (China). If a detail does not line up, the recall contact below can confirm.

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately stop using the recalled booties, take them away from children and contact the firm for a full refund in the form of a merchandise credit.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: Zutano Global toll-free at 866-314-8688 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at [email protected] or online at www.zutano.com and click on "Product Recall" at the bottom of the page or go directly to www.zrecall.com for more information.

The recall is 9 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 9 years ago. Most original owners have moved on to bigger sizes; the pairs still around tend to sit in donation bags, consignment shops and online resale listings. The notice gives a phone number, an email address and a website for the firm; details that old may have changed, and the CPSC notice stays online as the record.

How this recall compares

• With about 38,000 units, this is the 28th largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is well above typical size.
• 41 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (choking), 41 of them in children’s footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 1993.
• The notice puts the sales window at about 11 months (May 2016 to March 2017), against a median of 7 months across recalls that state one. The recall came 1 month after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $22 to $24. For slippers and booties in the archive the typical stated price is about $13, so this pair sat at the pricier end of its group.
• The notice cites 2 reports before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2017 brought 5 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 83,400 units in all. This was the 1st of the year by date and the 1st largest by units.
• The notice names the rubber sole piece as the part that fails. 1 other footwear recall in the archive names the same part in its hazard statement; the most recent is Children’s Shoes (2009).
• Sold at Amazon. 4 other footwear recalls in the archive also list Amazon as a seller; the most recent is Raychy Children’s Light Sneakers Unisex (2026).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• 2 reports on about 38,000 units works out to roughly 5.3 reports per 100,000 units. The median across the 55 recalls that give both figures is 16, so this recall drew fewer reports per pair than most.
• At the stated price, the 38,000 units come to roughly $870,000 of retail sales.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.