Meijer Bumble Bee and Lady Bug Infant Slipper Socks

What went wrong

The notice saysThe balls at the end of the bug’s antennae can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

This was the second time in 6 months that Meijer recalled footwear for a choking hazard; the first was Falls Creek infant boy shoes on October 27, 2010. Here the decoration fails; in the other notice it is the toggle or tag. The notices are separate, each with its own description and dates, so check every pair you own against its own notice, including pairs handed down between siblings.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThis recall involves Falls Creek brand infant slipper socks, including yellow and black Bumble Bee Slipper Socks, UPC 80640907401, and red and black Lady Bug Slipper Socks, UPC 80640907402. The UPC is located on the sock’s hangtag. They were sold in infant size 0-12 months.

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (Bumble Bee and Lady Bug Infant Slipper Socks), the sizes (infant size 0-12 months), the sale period (June 2009 to March 2011), the store (Meijer) and the “made in” label (China). If a detail does not line up, the recall contact below can confirm.

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately take the recalled slipper socks away from children and return them to any Meijer store for a full refund.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: For additional information, contact Meijer at (800) 927-8699 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.meijer.com

The recall is 15 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 15 years ago. Children outgrow shoes fast, so pairs like these now turn up mainly as hand-me-downs or in resale, where the recall still applies. The notice gives a phone number and a website for the firm; details that old may have changed, and the CPSC notice stays online as the record.

How this recall compares

• With about 17,400 units, this is the 36th largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is above typical size.
• 41 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (choking), 41 of them in children’s footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 1993.
• The notice puts the sales window at about 22 months (June 2009 to March 2011), against a median of 7 months across recalls that state one. The recall came 2 months after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $4. For slippers and booties in the archive the typical stated price is about $13, so this pair sat at the cheaper end of its group.
• The notice cites 1 report before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2011 brought 7 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 192,400 units in all. This was the 3rd of the year by date and the 4th largest by units.
• The notice names the decoration as the part that fails. 4 other footwear recalls in the archive name the same part in their hazard statement; the most recent is Koala children’s sandals with butterfly wings (2014).
• Sold at Meijer. 4 other footwear recalls in the archive also list Meijer as a seller; the most recent is Children’s shoes (2016).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• 1 report on about 17,400 units works out to roughly 5.7 reports per 100,000 units. The median across the 55 recalls that give both figures is 16, so this recall drew fewer reports per pair than most.
• At the stated price, the 17,400 units come to roughly $70,000 of retail sales.

Against the other Meijer recall

Meijer also recalled Falls Creek infant boy shoes on October 27, 2010. This recall came 6 months after it. It covered about 7.6 times as many units (17,400 against 2,300). Both are choking recalls, but here the decoration fails, there the toggle or tag. These sold for less, $4 against $15. They were on sale longer, about 22 months against 3 months. The notice cites 1 report, the earlier one none.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.