Source: CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
20 recallsinvolving children's products — updated every few hours.
Children's products are subject to some of the strictest safety standards in the consumer product market because the consequences of failure are severe and children cannot protect themselves. The CPSC enforces specific federal standards for toys (ASTM F963), cribs (16 CFR Part 1219), car seats, strollers, and dozens of other juvenile product categories. When a product fails to meet these standards or causes an injury, the CPSC works with manufacturers on a recall.
The most common hazards in children's product recalls are choking hazards — small parts that can detach from toys, clothing accessories, or baby products; strangulation and entanglement hazards from cords, drawstrings, and loose straps on cribs, windows, and clothing; structural failures in cribs, high chairs, and strollers; and lead or other toxic material exposure from paint, jewelry, and art supplies. Infant sleep products receive particular scrutiny because improper sleep surfaces are a leading cause of infant death from positional asphyxia.
If a children's product in your home is recalled, remove it from use immediately — do not wait until you have processed the refund or replacement. The hazard exists as long as the product is accessible to a child. For cribs and infant sleep products, do not donate or pass the recalled item to another family: the same risks apply regardless of who uses it.
20 of the current recalls are classified as urgent. Check those first.
Choking hazards
Small parts, detachable components
Strangulation
Cords, drawstrings, straps
Structural failure
Cribs, strollers, high chairs
Toxic materials
Lead paint, chemical exposure
The rolling ball on the recalled candy bottles can detach, posing a risk of serious injury or death from choking hazard.
The recalled children’s loungewear sets violate the mandatory flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of serious burn injuries or death.
The toys’ zipper contains levels of lead that exceed the standard set in the federal lead paint ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.
The recalled refrigerator magnets violate the mandatory standard for magnets because they contain loose magnets posing an ingestion hazard to children and can appeal to children or teens. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, an
The recalled finger lights violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because the toys contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns, and
The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risks of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory safety standards as required by the STURDY Act.
The recalled light-up toys violate the mandatory safety standard for children’s toys because the toys contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical
The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risks of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory safety standards as required by the STURDY Act.
The toys violate the small ball ban because they contain small balls and are intended for children under three years of age, posing a deadly choking hazard.
The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risks of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory safety standards as required by the STURDY Act.
The squishy bun toys violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because the water beads inside the dumplings expand larger than permitted, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. If a water bead is ingested, it can pose ingestion, choking, and intestinal obstruction hazards inside a child’s body, resu
The squeezy toys contain water beads. If ingested, water beads expand and can pose deadly ingestion, choking, and intestinal obstruction hazards inside a child’s body, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration, and a risk of death to a child.
The black eyes can detach from the recalled teether if frozen, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a choking hazard.
The affected handlebars may crack or fracture during use, which can lead to loss of control, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fall hazard.
The recalled numbing wipes contain lidocaine, which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging of the wipes is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents of the wipes are ingested by young
The glued knot on the elastic cord can become untied on the recalled product, allowing young children access to the small wooden and plastic pieces, posing a risk of serious injury or death from choking and ingestion hazards.
The recalled walkers violate the mandatory standard for infant walkers because they can fit through a standard doorway and fail to stop at the edge of a step, posing a deadly fall hazard.
The drawstrings in the recalled clothing can get caught on objects and cause death or serious injury to children due to an entrapment hazard.
The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risk of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory safety standard as required by the STURDY Act.
The recalled baby toy sets contain a pull string teething toy that violates the mandatory standard for toys because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than permitted. The silicone strings can reach the back of children’s throat and become lodged, posing a risk of respiratory distress and de