Skip Hop Recalls Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teethers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard
Recall date: Sept. 3, 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 the Skip Hop Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teether. The product is in the shape of Elmo’s face (red, orange, and white, with black eyes) and includes a textured key (blue) and fabric crayon box (beige, blue, green, yellow, orange, red). The model number for the Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teether is 9R263210. A red tag with the Skip Hop brand name and teether model number is attached to the side of the crayon box.
- The risk
The black eyes can detach from the recalled teether if frozen, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a choking hazard. Skip Hop Inc. has received four consumer reports of the eyes detaching from the teether. No injuries have been reported.
- Who's affected
Units: About 22,660 (In addition, about 3,177 were sold in Canada), according to CPSC. Sold at: Carter’s retail stores nationwide and online at www.carters.com and www.skiphop.com from January 2025 through March 2026 for about $12.
- Compared with
Skip Hop has 1 CPSC recall in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
4 earlier CPSC recalls by Skip Hop since Nov. 1, 2016:
- Feb. 9, 2023 Skip Hop Recalls Silver Lining Cloud Activity Gyms Due to Choking Hazard (agency record)
- Dec. 6, 2018 Skip Hop Recalls Convertible High Chairs Due to Injury and Fall Hazards (agency record)
- Jan. 9, 2018 Skip Hop Recalls Convertible High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard (agency record)
- Sept. 28, 2017 Skip Hop Recalls Nightlight Soothers Due to Shock Hazard (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 teether immediately, take it away from children and contact Skip Hop Inc. at www.skiphoprecall.com to obtain a refund in the form of a gift card and further instructions on disposal of the product. The gift card can be used at any The William Carter Company brand store, including Carter’s, Skip Hop, OshKosh B’gosh and Little Planet.
CPSC's notice, word for word
Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: Skip Hop Inc. toll-free at 800-692-4674 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.skiphoprecall.com or www.skiphop.com and click on “Product Recalls” at the bottom of the page or for more information.
- Check it yourself
The record as CPSC published it
| CPSC recall number | 26739 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | Sept. 3, 2026 |
| Company | Skip Hop |
| Products | Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teethers |
| Product type | Toys |
| Remedy offered | Refund |
| Importer | The William Carter Company, of Atlanta, Georgia |
| Manufactured in | China |
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice