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CPSC oversees more than 15,000 categories of consumer products — toys, juvenile gear, electronics, recreation equipment — and announces recalls jointly with manufacturers.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) oversees the safety of more than 15,000 categories of consumer products — toys, baby gear, kitchen appliances, furniture, recreational equipment, electronics, batteries, and most household goods. CPSC excludes anything covered by another federal agency: food, drugs, cars, firearms, boats. If it's something a household buys and uses, and no other agency owns it, CPSC owns it.
Unlike FDA and USDA, the vast majority of CPSC recalls are voluntary corrective actions negotiated between the agency and the manufacturer. CPSC publishes the joint announcement on its press-release feed; that's what The Recall Desk ingests. Hazards skew toward fire risk (especially lithium-ion batteries and small appliances), choking risk for juvenile products, fall risk for furniture and infant carriers, lead-paint violations on imported goods, and recently a rising count of magnet-set ingestion recalls.
The announcement always lists the model number, the date range of affected units, where the product was sold, and the remedy — usually a free replacement, a refund, or a free repair kit. If you bought a recalled product, save the receipt and check the manufacturer's website for the claim form before disposing of the item.
About 1,300 Bellabu Bear bamboo sherpa children's robes are being recalled because they violate the mandatory flammability standards for children's sleepwear.
About 920 Mom Genius retractable safety gates are being recalled because a child's torso can fit through the opening between the gate and the floor.
About 5,800 sets of 1,000 three-millimetre magnetic balls are being recalled because the loose high-powered magnets pose an ingestion hazard to children.
About 2,400 Kogalla power banks are being recalled after two reports of lithium-ion batteries overheating and catching fire, causing one minor burn injury and about $3,300 in property damage.
About 630 Blossom children's two-piece loungewear sets are being recalled because they violate the mandatory flammability standard for children's sleepwear.
About 470 Almpal dissolved oxygen test kits are being recalled because the sulfuric acid bottle inside is not in child-resistant packaging, as the Poison Prevention Packaging Act requires.
About 610 Gunaito 10-drawer dressers sold on Walmart.com are being recalled because they are unstable when not anchored to a wall and violate the STURDY Act stability standard.
About 98,350 Evermore Surprise Eggs are being recalled because the toy airplane inside contains lead above the federal lead content ban. No incidents have been reported.
About 1,290,000 Oster French Door Countertop Ovens are recalled because the doors can unexpectedly close. Sunbeam has 95 reports of doors closing and causing burns, including two second-degree burns.
About 20,000 Hoovy Cooling Gel Insert Pads for car seats and strollers are recalled because they can become hot in the sun or a hot car. One child suffered second degree burns requiring medical attention.
About 550 Autoez bamboo shades are recalled because long operating cords and accessible inner cords pose strangulation and entanglement hazards to children. No incidents reported.
About 28,000 RELIEVE numbing cream containers are recalled because the lidocaine product is not in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. No incidents reported.
About 133,000 Persilux zebra blinds are recalled because long operating cords pose strangulation and entanglement hazards to children, violating the federal window covering rule. No incidents reported.
About 21,690 Ambiano cotton candy makers, model 836098, are recalled because the heating element can ignite sugar if used without the sugar receptacle. Twelve sparking or fire reports; no injuries.
About 22,600 IcyBreeze Buddy portable misting fans are recalled because the fan can overheat while charging and ignite. Seven overheating reports include two that resulted in fire; no injuries.
About 66,000 tabletop fire pits sold at Five Below are recalled because alcohol fuel can splash or leak during use or ignition, causing a flash fire. One report of flames escaping; no injuries.
About 3,000 Youbeien crib mobiles are recalled because the button battery compartment in the remote can be opened without a common household tool, violating the mandatory toy standard.
About 1,780 YooxArmor multi-purpose kids' helmets in size small are recalled because they fail impact attenuation, positional stability, labeling and certification requirements. No incidents reported.
About 360 LXDHSTRA baby loungers are recalled because they violate the mandatory Infant Sleep Products standard and are supplied with padded crib bumpers banned by the Safe Sleep for Babies Act.
About 5,460 Arizer Solo II portable vaporizers are recalled because the internal lithium-ion battery can overheat, produce smoke or eject material. Nine incidents have been reported; no injuries.
About 11,200 EnHomee Fabric 13-Drawer Dressers are recalled because they are unstable if not anchored to the wall and fail the mandatory STURDY Act standard. No incidents reported.
About 110,000 Paris Hilton Mini Beauty Fridges are recalled because the electrical switch can short circuit and overheat. The firm has 27 reports of the fridge overheating and catching fire, with property damage.
About 1,900 Shierdu children's wooden building block cactus toys are recalled because the toy is intended for children under three and contains small parts, violating the small parts ban.
About 4,700 Bariatric Fusion multivitamin bottles containing 45 mg of iron are recalled because their caps are not child-resistant, violating the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.
About 350 In My Jammers children's button up flare pajama sets are recalled because they violate mandatory standards for children's sleepwear flammability, posing a burn risk. No incidents reported.