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RecallJul 16, 2026· Clothing & accessories· Toddlers (1–3)

Target Cat & Jack Children's Sandals

Official title: Target Recalls Cat & Jack Children's Sandals Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard

Choking
Recalled Cat & Jack Toddler Sandal
Recalled Cat & Jack Toddler Sandal · Photo: CPSC
Cat & Jack is printed on the shoe's sole and bottom of the recalled toddler sandals
Cat & Jack is printed on the shoe's sole and bottom of the recalled toddler sandals · Photo: CPSC

Target is recalling Cat & Jack children's sandals with raffia straps, gold buckles and plastic pearls, sold in sizes 5T through 12T at Target stores and target.com. The decorative pearls can fall off, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a choking hazard.

What to do

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.

Contact: 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.

How common was it?

MajorAbout 211,000 sold at Target, about 5 months

Hundreds of thousands or millions sold. Check your home today.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The sandals' decorative pearls can fall off, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a choking hazard.

Sold at

Target stores nationwide and online at target.com from January 2026 through May 2026 for about $20.

Units

About 211,000

Incidents and injuries

Target has received 23 reports of the shoe's pearls falling off. No injuries have been reported.

Brand

Cat & Jack

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Jul 16, 2026. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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