Skip Hop Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teether Recall
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Health Canada recalls the Skip Hop Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teether due to a choking hazard from the eye pupil separating if frozen.
What this Health Canada recall tells you, and what most readers miss
This notice was issued by Health Canada on September 3, 2026 and geographically references United States and Canada. Its severity classification of "high" signals how the issuing agency weighs the risk of harm if no action is taken - "critical" and "high" tier alerts typically carry direct consumer actions, while "medium" and "low" tend toward informational guidance or monitoring advisories. The category it belongs to - Product & Food Recalls - determines the consumer-protection framework behind it, which shapes what remedies (refunds, replacements, repairs, or the recall itself) are available to affected consumers and which agency holds statutory responsibility for enforcement.
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What Happened
The pupil segment (black) of Elmo’s eye on the teether can separate during use if frozen and be a potential choking hazard.
Which Products Are Affected
This recall involves the Skip Hop Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teether. The silicone teether is in the shape of Elmo’s face (red, orange, black, white) and includes a textured key (blue) and fabric crayon box (beige, blue, green, yellow, orange, red). A total of 3,273 units were sold in Canada and 17,462 units were sold in the United States from January 2025 to March 2026. The product was manufactured in China.
What You Should Do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Skip Hop Inc. for further instructions on disposal of the product and to receive a refund in the form of a gift card. Contact Skip Hop Inc. by telephone at 1-800-692-4674 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST, Monday to Friday or visit the company website.
Why This Matters
As of September 3, 2026, the company has received 3 reports of incident and no reports of injury in Canada, along with 1 report of incident and no injuries in the United States.
Source
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/skip-hop-baby-sesame-street-elmo-silicone-teether-recalled-due-choking-hazard - Health Canada
Original source: Health Canada Official Notice ↗
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