The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued urgent warnings and recalls for several wooden toys due to significant safety risks, primarily choking hazards for young children and dangerous magnet ingestion. Parents and caregivers are strongly advised to immediately remove these products from children's access to prevent potential serious injury or death.
Key Takeaways
- Several wooden toys have been flagged by the CPSC for posing choking or magnet ingestion hazards.
- Products from brands like TooyBing, Tegu, Lexibook, B. toys, and Lovevery are affected.
- The primary risks involve small parts detaching and magnets that can be swallowed, leading to severe internal injuries.
- Consumers are urged to stop using the affected toys immediately and dispose of them safely.
Choking Hazards Identified
The CPSC has warned consumers to immediately stop using TooyBing Montessori stacking toys. These wooden bead toys, intended for children under three, violate the small parts ban as the beads themselves pose a deadly choking hazard. The firm Equiature LLC, doing business as "01451," has not agreed to a recall or offered a remedy. The toys were sold online at Shein.com and potentially other platforms.
Additionally, B. toys Walk ‘n’ Learn Wooden Activity Toddler Walkers have been recalled due to a choking hazard. Lovevery has also recalled its Slide & Seek Ball Runs with wooden knobs, citing a choking hazard associated with the knobs.
Magnet Ingestion Risks
High-powered magnets present a severe ingestion hazard. Tegu has recalled its Magnetic Floating Stackers toys due to magnets that can loosen and detach. If swallowed, these magnets can attract each other within the digestive system, causing perforations, twisting, blockages, blood poisoning, and potentially death. While Tegu has reported instances of magnets separating, no injuries have been reported to date.
Similarly, Lexibook America, Inc. has been issued a Notice of Violation for its Lexibook Bio Toys Wooden Cat Magnetic Fishing Games. These games contain magnets that fit within the small parts cylinder and are stronger than permitted. The magnets in the fishing rod lures can easily separate, posing a serious risk of injury or death if ingested, similar to the Tegu product.
Consumer Actions and Reporting
Consumers are strongly urged to cease using all mentioned toys immediately and dispose of them properly. Selling or giving away these hazardous toys is prohibited. The CPSC encourages reporting any incidents involving injury or product defects through their SaferProducts.gov website.
Sources
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using TooyBing Montessori Stacking Toys Due to Risk of Serious
Injury or Death from Choking; Violates Small Parts Ban, CPSC.gov. -
Tegu Recalls Magnetic Floating Stackers Toys Due to Magnet Ingestion Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death;
Violates Mandatory Standard for Toy Magnets, CPSC.gov. -
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Lexibook Bio Toys Magnetic Fishing Games Due to Risk of
Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion Hazard; Violation of the Federal Standard for Toys, CPSC.gov. -
B. toys Walk ‘n’ Learn Wooden Activity Toddler Walkers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Distributed by Maison
Battat, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (.gov). - Lovevery Recalls Slide & Seek Ball Runs with Wooden Knobs Due to Choking Hazard, CPSC.gov.