A pair of Rocky Brands boots has been recalled because it can fail to protect your feet from a snake bite.
The company says the flaw was found after a contractor was bitten by a snake while demonstrating the boots.
The recalled boots are 16-inch tall rubber hunting boots.
They have a camouflage pattern on the outside of the shaft and foot.
A white label on the inside of the shaft has the Rocky logo, product number RKYS153, a date code between 12-14 and 01-15 in the MM-YY format and the words "Men's 16 Silent Hunter Snake Boot, Camo" below the product number and date code.
Consumers should stop wearing the recalled boots immediately and contact Rocky Brands for a full refund or a free pair of replacement snakebite-proof hunting boots in one of the following models: Lynx Snake, Classic Lynx Snake, Prolight Snake in lace up, pull-on or side-zip styles.
Rocky Brands released the following statement about the recall:
“At Rocky Brands, we pride ourselves on providing our customers with quality products that – where applicable – provide consumers with necessary protection. This is especially true in the snake boot market segment where our Rocky brand has been a leader and innovator. With this particular style, we utilized a vendor whose snake-bite resistant fabric failed when in use in a demonstration. Fortunately, no one was hurt and we immediately pulled the product from the market. Less than 1,000 pairs had been sold and, to date, approximately 90% of these have been returned. We will continue to seek to gather the remaining outstanding pairs. Internally, we are reviewing our product testing and approval procedures to ensure this does not happen again.”
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