[pending] Build-A-Bear Workshop Recalls Heartwarming Hugs Bears Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard to Children
Pending LLM rewrite. Source: CPSC 26457.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Build-A-Bear Workshop Recalls Heartwarming Hugs Bears Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard to Children
This recall involves the Heartwarming Hugs weighted plush bear with model number 034464. It has a side pouch containing a heart filled with 2.5 pounds of ceramic beads, which can be heated or cooled for comfort. The pouch is secured with a zipper. The product is graded 3 years+ and carries a cautionary statement advising adult supervision due to the heated/cooled element. The model number is located on the label sewn into the back side of one bear leg.
The recalled product
- Product
- Build-A-Bear Workshop Heartwarming Hugs Bears
- Manufacturer
- Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., of St Louis, Missouri
- Category
- Consumer Product
- Affected units
- 36,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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- High
- Severe
- Severe