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A New York woman's online account led to the Skechers shoe company's pulling (at least for the moment_ a line of childrens' shoes after she posted photographs of what she called second-degree burns suffered by her 9-year-old son. In her 26 June 2018 post, which was shared several hundred times on Facebook, Sherry Foster said that her son Peyton had received 2nd-degree chemical burns from his Skechers lightable shoes because apparently when they get wet the batteries release a chemical causing children's feet to burn: We contacted Sherry Foster seeking comment without receiving a response, but she said in one interview that her son had waited a day before telling her that his feet were hurting, and that they subsequently sought medical care: Her son, Foster said, was expected to make a full recovery, but the experience has left him afraid to wear shoes. The shoes have been identified as a pair of Sketch Rayz, part of the S-Light line of shoes with soles that light up. Skechers sent a statement to news outlets saying that their products are rigorously tested for safety, and that Foster's account was the first incident of its type to be reported to them: Skechers also sent us a separate statement on 25 July 2018 saying: While the S-Line shoes are still visible on the company's website, a listing for the Sketch Rayz says they are out of stock or no longer available: A Skechers spokesperson told us that those shoes have been sold out for some time.
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