Target Recalls Cat & Jack Children's Sandals Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard
Recall date: July 16, 2026.
Built by the Tribune's code from CPSC's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What's recalled
This recall involves Cat & Jack-branded children's sandals. The sandals are tan and have two raffia straps with gold buckles and plastic pearls. The brand is printed on the shoe's sole and bottom. The sandals were sold in sizes 5T through 12T.
- The risk
The sandals' decorative pearls can fall off, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a choking hazard. Target has received 23 reports of the shoe's pearls falling off. No injuries have been reported.
- Who's affected
Units: About 211,000, according to CPSC. Sold at: Target stores nationwide and online at target.com from January 2026 through May 2026 for about $20.
- Compared with
Target has 2 CPSC recalls in 2026 so far, compared with 1 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
24 earlier CPSC recalls by Target since Nov. 1, 2016; the 5 most recent:
- July 2, 2026 Target Recalls Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy Due to Choking Hazard
- Feb. 13, 2025 Target Recalls Spritz™ Resin Hanukkah Dino Menorahs Due to Fire Hazard (agency record)
- Nov. 16, 2023 Target Recalls Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia Toy Mushroom Peg Sorters Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert) (agency record)
- Aug. 10, 2023 Target Recalls 2.2 Million Threshold Candles Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Target (agency record)
- May 18, 2023 Target Recalls Nearly Five Million Threshold Candles Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Target (agency record)
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
Consumers should stop using the recalled sandals immediately, take them away from children and contact Target for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to return the sandals to any store or use a prepaid label to return the sandals by mail.
CPSC's notice, word for word
Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: Target toll-free at 800-591-3869 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT daily, online at www.target.com/help/articles/news-safety/product-recalls or at www.target.com and click on "Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.
- Check it yourself
The record as CPSC published it
| CPSC recall number | 26629 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | July 16, 2026 |
| Company | Target |
| Products | Cat & Jack Children's Sandals |
| Remedy offered | Refund |
| Importer | Target, of Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Manufactured in | Cambodia |
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice