The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·22087·Announced 2022-02-23

Bebe au Lait Wooden Teethers Recalled for Choking Hazard

Bebe au Lait is recalling approximately 8,600 wooden teethers because the string connecting beads can come untied, releasing beads that pose a choking hazard to young children. The company has received six reports of detached beads, including one case where a child placed a bead in their mouth.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states "six reports of detached beads" but does not report any confirmed injuries or illness. Since the hazard (choking) poses a risk of serious harm to young children and involves a high-risk mechanism, but no injury has been reported, this meets the rubric criterion for High (3): "risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported."

Plain-English summary

Bebe au Lait, of Santa Clara, California, is recalling approximately 8,600 wooden teethers in 12 different styles, including butterfly, boat, cactus, dinosaur, heart, moon, owl, rainbow, starfish, tropical leaf, turtle, and world shapes. The teethers measure 3" x 3" x 1" and are stamped with "Bebe au Lait" and one of these date codes: 02-2019, 10-2020, or 03-2021.

The string connecting the beads on these teethers can come untied, releasing the beads and creating a choking hazard for young children. Bebe au Lait has received six reports of detached beads, including one report of a child placing a bead in their mouth.

The teethers were sold at Target, various other stores nationwide, and online through Bebeaulait.com, Zulily.com, and other websites from May 2019 through October 2021 for approximately $15.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled teethers away from children. To receive a full refund or store credit, consumers should contact Bebe au Lait at 800-270-9398 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, by email at [email protected], or online at www.bebeaulait.com/recall.

The recalled product

Product
Wooden Teethers
Manufacturer
Bebe au Lait, of Santa Clara, California
Category
Consumer Product — Infant/Toddler Products
Hazard
Affected units
8,600

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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