The Dollarama baby teether recall covers Disney Baby Water Teethers, model 3121188, pulled after Health Canada found the liquid filling contaminated with a fungus called Rhinocladiella similis. No injuries have been reported.
If you own one, stop using it and take it back to any Dollarama location for a refund no receipt required.
What Is the Dollarama Baby Teether Recall?
Health Canada announced the recall in January, after routine product testing under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act flagged a microbial hazard inside these teethers. The Act is clear on this point: liquid-filled teethers sold in Canada cannot contain living microorganisms of any kind. Testing showed this one did.
In our experience covering Health Canada notices, most recalls involve mechanical hazards — a strap that snaps, a small part that detaches. A contamination-based recall like this one is less common, which is part of why the Dollarama baby teether recall drew more attention than a typical product notice.
It’s also worth understanding what “recall” means here, since the word gets used loosely online. A Health Canada recall isn’t a lawsuit or an accusation of wrongdoing. It’s a formal notice, backed by legislation, telling retailers and consumers that a product no longer meets a safety standard and needs to come off shelves and out of homes. Dollarama, as the retailer, is responsible for facilitating returns once that notice goes out which is exactly what’s happening with the Dollarama baby teether recall right now.
Which Products Are Covered by the Recall?
The recalled item is a hollow, octagonal-shaped teether with textured segments, designed to be chilled or used at room temperature to soothe a teething baby’s gums.
Model and Design Details
Two colour variants are affected:
- A teal teether featuring Mickey Mouse graphics
- A pink teether featuring Minnie Mouse graphics
Both carry model number 3121188, printed on the packaging and, in most cases, moulded into the product itself. If your teether doesn’t match this model number, it isn’t part of this particular notice though it’s worth double-checking against Health Canada’s active recall list regardless, since teether recalls aren’t unheard of.
How Many Units Were Sold
Dollarama sold roughly 15,000 units of the affected teethers nationwide over about two years before the recall was issued. That’s a meaningful number of Canadian households likely tens of thousands of parents who need to check their diaper bags and toy bins.
Why Did Health Canada Issue This Recall?
The core issue is straightforward but worth explaining properly, because “fungal contamination” sounds alarming without context.
Rhinocladiella similis is a fungus that exists fairly commonly in soil and water. On its own, it’s not considered a serious threat to a healthy adult. The concern here is narrower and age-specific: infants chew, and infants sometimes bite through soft plastic hard enough to puncture it. If a baby punctures the teether and swallows the contaminated liquid inside, there’s a real risk of infection and that risk climbs for babies who already have a weakened immune system.
Health Canada didn’t wait for a confirmed injury to act. The agency’s own sampling and evaluation program caught the contamination during standard testing, which is arguably the system working as intended rather than failing.
Has Anyone Been Hurt Because of This Recall?
As of the most recent update from Health Canada, there have been zero confirmed injuries or incidents linked to the product in Canada. That’s genuinely good news, and it’s worth stating plainly rather than burying it under caveats.
That said, “no reports yet” isn’t the same as “no risk.” Recalls tied to contamination often get issued precisely because the manufacturer or regulator wants to act before an injury pattern shows up, not after.
Is This the Only Recent Dollarama Baby Product Recall?
No. Around the same period, Health Canada also issued a separate notice for an Oracare Baby Brush toothbrush sold at Dollarama, after a manufacturing defect allowed the brush to snap into two pieces a choking risk rather than a contamination one. Dollarama has since stopped importing and selling that toothbrush entirely.
The two recalls aren’t related in cause, but they share a retailer, worth knowing if your household has picked up several baby items from Dollarama baby teether recall. It’s a reasonable moment to check your teethers, toothbrushes, and other small baby products against Health Canada’s current recall list. The Dollarama baby teether recall is arguably the more serious of the two, since ingesting contaminated liquid carries a different risk than a broken toothbrush handle.
What Should You Do If You Own This Teether?
If you’ve matched your teether to model 3121188 in either colour, here’s the practical sequence.
Steps for Parents and Caregivers
- Stop the child from using it immediately even if it looks undamaged, the risk is inside the liquid, not on the surface.
- Do not attempt to sanitize and reuse it. Boiling or washing the outside doesn’t address contamination sealed inside the fill.
- Do not pass it along to another family, donate it, or resell it. Under Canadian consumer product law, redistributing a recalled item — even for free — isn’t permitted.
- Bring it to any Dollarama store for a refund. You generally don’t need the original packaging or a receipt for a straightforward recall return like this one.
- Watch for symptoms if you suspect your child already chewed through the teether, and contact a health care provider if anything seems off, mentioning the product by name.
How Do You Get a Refund for the Recalled Teether?
Dollarama baby teether recall Refunds are being processed directly at Dollarama stores. Bring the teether in, and staff should be able to process the return under the active recall — this is standard practice for Canadian consumer recalls, where retailers are obligated to accept returns of flagged products regardless of proof of purchase.
If a specific location gives you trouble, Health Canada’s public recall notice is the reference document staff should be trained on, and it’s reasonable to ask a manager to check it directly.
One practical tip: photograph the teether and its model number before handing it over for a refund, especially if you’re also reporting the incident to Health Canada. It’s a small step that saves a second trip if you need to reference the exact product later for a paediatrician visit, or when filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
FAQ
Baby Teether Recall Canada
Health Canada has recalled certain baby teethers sold nationwide after tests found microbial contamination. Always check the model number before your little one uses one again.
Dollarama Recall
Dollarama issued a recall for its Disney Baby Water Teether over fungal contamination, with refunds available at any store.
Disney Baby Water Teether
The Disney Baby Water Teether, model 3121188, was pulled after Health Canada found the liquid filling contaminated with a harmful fungus.
Nuby Teether Recall
There is no active Health Canada recall for Nuby teethers at this time — the current notice applies specifically to the Disney Baby Water Teether sold at Dollarama.
Dollarama Toy Recall
Dollarama has faced other toy and baby product recalls too, so it’s worth checking your child’s items regularly against the official recall list.
Dollarama Product Search
You can check any Dollarama product against Health Canada’s recalls database by matching its model number to the official notice.
Baby Teether Recall 2025
Several teether recalls surfaced in 2025 over contamination and choking risks, a reminder to inspect baby items before handing them to little hands.
Baby Water Teethers
Water-filled teethers soothe sore gums beautifully, but that liquid centre means they need extra care and checking for contamination risks.
