Mothering Corner

If you follow my other blogs, you would know that I love to get Crocs shoes for my kids and myself. Even my hubby is wearing a pair of Crocs too. But it seems like it’s getting some highlight from CAP (Consumer Association of Penang) as quoted from The Star:

 Thursday September 20, 2007

CAP: Ban rubber clogs

RUBBER clogs should be banned as they pose a safety hazard, especially to children, Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) president S. M. Mohamed Idris said.

He said incidences of clogs getting stuck in escalators had been reported in the United States, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.

He said there had been reports of children who almost have their toes ripped off when their rubber clogs got stuck in escalators.

Mohamed Idris said there was a similar incident in Penang recently involving a four-year-old boy whose clog was stuck in the escalator at a mall.

“Authorities should not wait until somebody is grievously injured before taking action,” he told a press conference yesterday.

Mohamed Idris urged the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry to tell the manufacturers to recall the rubber clogs, especially those of a certain US brand that was manufactured in China.

The four-year-old victim in Penang, Aaron Teoh, who was present at the press conference, said his left clog was damaged after it got stuck in an escalator.

“The clog is rosak (spoilt),” he said, adding that the incident occurred when he went shopping with his mother V. Manglesvary.

Manglesvary said the mall management had informed her that another boy, who was wearing a similar pair of clogs, also experienced the same mishap.

My boy’s Crocs is not from the same design, but my gal’s clogs are. Besides that, I think you can easily find those RM10 pirated clogs from pasar malam too. So, are they going to ban it? If they do, they I will just dump all the shoes away. Simple only mah…