ROCKFORD, Michigan, December 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Styles of Children's Shoes

Wolverine has become aware of a risk of the black plastic tab at the end of the shoelaces on Caterpillar(R) brand children's Sheltered, Equate and Kudos models (pictured below) coming off the laces when pulled. Wolverine has not received reports of any incidents from any consumer, but is voluntarily recalling the styles listed above in EU children's sizes 23-29 (equivalent to US children's sizes 7-12) as a precaution because of the potential choking hazard to young children.

Approximately 3,600 pairs of shoes worldwide are affected by this recall. The affected shoes were supplied to the following countries: Australia, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Morocco, Poland and Portugal. No shoes other than those described above are affected by this recall.

The shoes affected by this recall bear one of the following stock numbers:

Equate: 200756, 200757, 200758 Kudos: 200735, 200736, 200737, 200777, 200778 Sheltered: 200912, 200913, 200914

The stock number can be found on the label on the inside of the tongue of the shoe.

If consumers have a shoe affected by this recall, or are unsure, they should stop using the shoes and call one of the following numbers during business hours, in order to register and get details on how to obtain a full refund:

Shoes purchased in Australia: 1800 062 542 (in Australia only) Shoes purchased in Chile: 00 56 2 640 5314 Shoes purchased in the Czech Republic: 00 420 257 215 881 Shoes purchased in Denmark: 00 46 31 743 28 00 Shoes purchased in Greece: 00 30 210 284 3076 Shoes purchased in Morocco: 00 212 22 98 5214 Shoes purchased in Poland: 00 48 22 666 2424 Shoes purchased in Portugal: 00 351 21 799 1890

Information about this recall is also available on Wolverine's website: http://www.wolverineworldwide.com