Bebe au Lait Recalls Teethers Due to Choking Hazard

The string that connects the beads on the teethers can come untied, releasing the beads and posing a choking hazard to young children.

About 8,600 (In addition, about 10 units were sold in Canada)

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 or www.bebeaulait.com and click on “recall” for more information.

This recall involves 12 different styles of wooden teethers, including shapes of butterflies, boats, flowers and dinosaurs. The teethers measure 3” x 3” x 1” and are stamped with “Bebe au Lait” and one of the following date codes: 02-2019, 10-2020, or 03-2021.

Product Name

Butterfly and Flower Wooden Bebe Teether

Boat Wooden Bebe Teether

Cactus Wooden Bebe Teether

Dinosaur Wooden Bebe Teether

Heart and Flower Wooden Bebe Teether

Moon and Star Wooden Bebe Teether

Owl Wooden Bebe Teether

Rainbow Wooden Bebe Teether

Starfish Wooden Bebe Teether

Tropical leaf Wooden Bebe Teether

Turtle Wooden Bebe Teether

World Wooden Bebe Teether

Consumers should immediately take the recalled teethers away from children and contact Bebe au Lait for instructions on how to receive a full refund or store credit. Consumers can also fill out a form for a store credit at www.bebeaulait.com/recall.

Bebe au Lait has received six reports of detached beads, including one report of a child placing a bead in their mouth.

Bebe au Lait, of Santa Clara, California

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