Vicloon and Lorelli Teether Recalls: What to Check

On 4 September 2026, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published two separate safety alerts for baby teethers: the Vicloon Baby Teether, sold via Amazon, and the Lorelli Silicone Rattle Teether. Both were found to breach the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 and pose a serious choking risk to babies. If either is in your house, stop using it and follow the steps below.

Vicloon Baby Teether — what the alert says

The affected product is a purple silicone baby teething bracelet with a lion-shaped protrusion, sold as model 329152 under the Vicloon brand and manufactured in China. According to the OPSS product safety report (reference 2609-0011), the lion-shaped part of the bracelet can be inserted too far into an infant's mouth because of its size, creating a choking hazard through possible airway obstruction.

The affected Amazon listings (ASINs B0B2DC5M1L, B0BHQX9XCC, B0BHQZ7LF8, B0BHQWY1RG, B0BN3C81NB and B0B2DB4RF7) have been removed from sale, and further imports of the product have been rejected at the UK border. If you already own one, OPSS's report classifies this as a serious risk — do not let a baby use it, and dispose of it or return it to the retailer.

Lorelli Silicone Rattle Teether — what the alert says

The second product is a silicone teether containing a ball, supplied in several colours under the Lorelli brand (model po_042166, barcode 3800166113395). Per the OPSS product recall (reference 2606-0257), the ball inside the teether can detach during use, creating a small part that's a choking hazard for children under 36 months.

This one is a full product recall from end users, not just a stock withdrawal — OPSS's notice instructs owners to stop using it immediately, keep it away from children, and contact the retailer they bought it from to arrange a refund or replacement.

What to do if you have either product

• Stop using it straight away and keep it out of reach of your baby or toddler.
• Check the model details against the descriptions above — Vicloon model 329152 (bracelet-style with lion shape) or Lorelli model po_042166 / barcode 3800166113395 (ball-filled rattle teether).
• Contact the retailer you bought it from for a refund or replacement, per the OPSS recall notice for the Lorelli product.
• Don't pass it on — secondhand marketplaces and hand-me-down bags are exactly how recalled items keep circulating after an official recall.

Why teethers keep showing up on the recall list

Teethers are recalled more often than most baby products because they're designed to be mouthed under pressure — a baby actively bites, sucks and pulls at them, which stress-tests any weak point in the moulding far more than normal handling would. Small decorative parts (eyes, beads, the ball in the Lorelli teether) and oversized protrusions like the Vicloon lion shape are the two hazard types that come up again and again in OPSS alerts. Our guide to toy safety standards covers how to check the CE/UKCA marking and age labelling before you buy, which is worth doing even for products that haven't been recalled yet. In practice, that means checking the physical packaging — not just the online listing photo — for a CE or UKCA mark, a stated minimum age, and a UK or EU-based manufacturer or importer address, since recalled listings frequently have at least one of these missing or unclear.

Buying teethers secondhand or from marketplaces

Both recalled products were sold online, which is exactly where recalled stock tends to linger longest — a retailer can pull a listing, but items already bought, gifted or resold on secondhand marketplaces rarely get traced back to the original recall notice. If you're buying a teether secondhand, at a car boot sale, or accepting a hand-me-down bag of baby gear, it's worth spending two minutes checking the model against the current OPSS alerts list before it goes anywhere near your baby's mouth — this matters most for anything without its original packaging, since that's usually where the CE/UKCA mark and batch details are printed.

The same caution applies in reverse. It's easy to bag up teethers, dummies and toys for a friend, a charity shop, or a nursery swap without checking whether any of them have since been recalled — but if one has, you'd be handing on the exact hazard OPSS is trying to get out of circulation.

If you're looking for teething relief that isn't a compromise on safety, our teething signs and what actually helps guide covers options that are widely used and don't carry the small-parts risk these two recalled products do.

If your baby does choke

According to the NHS, a baby who is choking and cannot cry, cough or breathe needs back blows first: lay them face-down along your forearm or thigh with their head lower than their chest, supporting the head and shoulders, and give up to five firm blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand. If that doesn't clear it, turn the baby face-up and give up to five chest thrusts with two fingers in the centre of the chest, just below the nipple line. Call 999 if the object still hasn't cleared. The NHS advises against sweeping a finger inside a baby's mouth unless you can actually see the object, as this can push it further in. It's worth keeping this front of mind alongside a properly stocked baby first aid kit.

Recalls happen more often than you'd think

These are the latest in a steady stream of UK baby product recalls this year — we've also covered the Maxi-Cosi FamilyFix Slide Pro base recall and the Joolz Aer2 car seat adapter recall. The most reliable way to stay on top of these is to check the OPSS product safety alerts page directly whenever you buy secondhand gear, or before you pass gear on to someone else. It only takes a couple of minutes, and it's the difference between catching a recalled item before it reaches a baby's mouth or hands, and finding out after something's already gone wrong.