Midwest-CBK Wrist Rattles and Baby Booties

What went wrong

The notice saysThe pom-poms attached to the wrist rattles and booties can detach, posing a choking hazard.

The federal small parts rule sets how small a detached piece has to be to count as a choking risk for children under three. Most shoe recalls in this group came after a firm learned that a decoration was coming off; many notices mention only a few reports. Decorations that look sturdy can still loosen with wear, so the notice’s style details are the thing to match.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThis recall involves the Monkeez & Friends™ wrist rattles and baby booties. The wrist rattles and the booties are made of knitted yarn and have a monkey head and a pom-pom attached. Both come in multiple color combinations.

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (Wrist Rattles and Baby Booties), the sale period (June 2009 to March 2011), where it was sold (see “Sold at” above) 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 these recalled products away from children and return them to the store where they were purchased or to Midwest-CBK for a full refund. If you are unable to return the product to the store where it was purchased, contact Midwest-CBK to receive a prepaid shipping label.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: For additional information, contact Midwest-CBK toll-free at (800) 394-4225 between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

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 for the firm; details that old may have changed, and the CPSC notice stays online as the record.

How this recall compares

• With about 10,000 units, this is the 42nd 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 1 month after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $5 to $13. 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 2nd of the year by date and the 5th largest by units.
• The notice names the pom-pom as the part that fails. 1 other footwear recall in the archive names the same part in its hazard statement; the most recent is Infant Elf Booties (2016).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• 1 report on about 10,000 units works out to roughly 10 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 10,000 units come to roughly $90,000 of retail sales.

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