Stride Rite Joanna Girl’s Sandal

What went wrong

The notice saysThe metal flower on the shoe 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 noticeThe "Joanna" girl’s sandals have an ankle strap, three bands and a flower on top. They were sold in white with a silver-colored metal flower and brown with a copper-colored metal flower in girl’s sizes 8.5 through 10. The name "Joanna," the style number CG40723 (white shoe) or CG40725 (brown shoe) and the size are printed on the underside of the front shoe strap. "StrideRite" appears on the bottom of the shoe.

Numbers named in the notice that you can match against the label, box or receipt:

• CG40723

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately take the recalled shoes away from children and contact Stride Rite to receive a prepaid envelope for the return of the shoes. Upon return, customers will receive a voucher for the purchase price redeemable at Stride Rite stores or striderite.com.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: Stride Rite at (800) 365-4933, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, online at www.striderite.com and click on Product Safety Information under Customer Service for more information or e-mail [email protected].

The recall is 13 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 13 years ago. Children outgrow shoes fast, so pairs like these now turn up mainly as hand-me-downs or in resale, where the recall still applies. 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 7,500 units, this is the 47th 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 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 18 months (December 2011 to May 2013), 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 $30 to $42. For sandals, clogs and flip-flops in the archive the typical stated price is about $24, so this pair sat at the pricier end of its group.
• The notice cites 6 reports before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2013 brought 8 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 138,390 units in all. This was the 3rd of the year by date and the 3rd largest by units.
• The notice names the flower as the part that fails. 4 other footwear recalls in the archive name the same part in their hazard statement; the most recent is Circo Aloma Infant Girls Sandals (2011).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• 6 reports on about 7,500 units works out to roughly 80 reports per 100,000 units. The median across the 55 recalls that give both figures is 16, so this recall drew more reports per pair than most.
• At the stated price, the 7,500 units come to roughly $270,000 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.