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CPSC may adopt a revised button-battery standard; comments close Sept 17
CPSC · Product safety · Deadline Sep 17 · in 6 daysDeadline Sep 17in 6 days5/5claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
Anyone selling products that contain coin or button cell batteries, including toys, remotes, lights, and small electronics.
What it costs
Re-testing every SKU that contains a coin cell if the revised standard changes a test you rely on; the notice gives no cost estimate.
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If you sell anything with a coin or button cell, ask your supplier which edition of UL 4200A the test report cites. If the revision would change a test you rely on, the docket (CPSC-2023-0004) is open for comments until September 17.
UL revised the standard that CPSC's mandatory button-battery rule incorporates. Unless CPSC rejects the revision within 90 days, the new version becomes the mandatory standard automatically.
Comment deadlineSeptember 17, 2026
Rule16 CFR part 1263
Matched to source. CPSC's mandatory rule incorporates UL 4200A, and UL has now revised it.
Matched to source. If CPSC does not reject the revision, it becomes the mandatory standard 180 days after CPSC was notified.
Matched to source. The rule covers performance tests, warning labels, and instructions for products with these batteries.
Matched to source. Late comments will not be considered.
Matched to source. A read-only copy of the revised standard is free on UL's website.
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Recall
SHEIN seller recalls 12,461 kids' loungewear sets for flammability
CPSC · Product safety · Published Sep 10Published Sep 104/4claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
Apparel sellers offering children's pajamas, loungewear, or sleep sets.
What it costs
About 12,461 sets sold at $8 to $12, all refundable: roughly $100,000 (12,461 × $8) to $150,000 (12,461 × $12) at retail.
Do this now
If you sell children's loungewear, check whether it is tight-fitting under the sleepwear sizing rules or has fabric flame-test results to 16 CFR 1615 and 1616; the CPSC treats loungewear that looks like pajamas as pajamas.
A Hong Kong seller's children's loungewear sets sold on SHEIN failed the mandatory sleepwear flammability standard. Loose-fitting loungewear marketed for children is treated as sleepwear under U.S. rules.
UnitsAbout 12,461
Matched to source. The sets violate the mandatory children's sleepwear flammability standard.
Matched to source. Sold on SHEIN from June 2025 through May 2026 for $8 to $12.
Matched to source. Every set in sizes 5-6Y through 13-14Y is included.
Matched to source. Customers must cut the garments in half and send a photo for a refund.
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Recall
Amazon busy board toy recalled for lead in the zipper
CPSC · Product safety · Published Sep 10Published Sep 103/3claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
Sellers of children's toys or any product for kids 12 and under, especially multi-component wooden toys.
What it costs
About 1,835 units sold at about $31: roughly $57,000 at retail (1,835 × $31), plus lab testing of every accessible part before relaunch.
Do this now
For children's products, check that a CPSC-accepted lab tested every accessible part for lead, including hardware, zippers, and coatings, and that the Children's Product Certificate is on file.
SQT recalled 1,835 Lontcs busy boards sold on Amazon because the zipper exceeds the federal lead limit. Children's products need third-party lead testing on every accessible component, not only the paint.
UnitsAbout 1,835
Matched to source. The zipper contains lead above the federal lead paint ban limit.
Matched to source. Sold on Amazon from May 2024 through July 2026 for about $31.
Matched to source. The remedy is a full refund after the customer destroys the toy and sends a photo.
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Recall
DTC brand Prepared Hero recalls 31,000 fire spray canisters
CPSC · Product safety · Published Sep 10Published Sep 105/5claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
DTC brands importing pressurized, chemical, or safety products; anyone selling fire extinguishers or sprays.
What it costs
About 31,000 units sold at $18 to $30, all refundable or replaceable: roughly $560,000 (31,000 × $18) to $930,000 (31,000 × $30) at retail, plus a replacement product and a hotline.
Do this now
If you import anything pressurized, check whether batch and date codes are on every unit and in your order records; a traceable batch is what lets a recall be scoped to a batch instead of everything sold. Worth pricing: replacements plus a hotline, which this brand had to provide.
Prepared Hero, a Wyoming importer selling on its own site and Amazon, recalled fire spray canisters that can rupture in storage and fail during a fire. The remedy is a free replacement, with pressurized canisters routed to hazardous waste centers.
UnitsAbout 31,000
Batch09/2024
Matched to source. Canisters can deteriorate, rupture, and fail to operate in a fire.
Matched to source. Nine reports of canisters exploding or deteriorating in storage.
Matched to source. Sold on PreparedHero.com and Amazon from October 2024 through January 2026 for $18 to $30.
Matched to source. Only the batch date-coded 09/2024 is affected.
Matched to source. Recalled canisters cannot go in the trash; they must go to a household hazardous waste center.
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Recall
Amazon hair dryer brush recalled after 10 fires; no immersion protection
CPSC · Product safety · Published Sep 10Published Sep 104/4claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
Sellers of hair dryers, styling brushes, or any plug-in bathroom appliance.
What it costs
About 1,738 units sold at about $27: roughly $47,000 at retail (1,738 × $27), small next to the fire and injury exposure the recall describes.
Do this now
If you sell hair dryers, check whether each model has an immersion protection device on the plug, which the U.S. standard requires; ask the factory for the UL 859 or equivalent report.
Junkins recalled 1,738 DHASUWT hair dryer brushes sold on Amazon. The units lack the immersion protection device federal rules require and were reported smoking or catching fire ten times. A second Amazon brand recalled a similar brush the same day.
UnitsAbout 1,738
Incidents10 reported incidents
Matched to source. The dryers lack an integrated immersion protection device, which is a federal requirement.
Matched to source. Ten incidents of smoking or fire were reported, with no injuries.
Matched to source. Sold on Amazon from October 2024 through June 2026 for about $27.
Matched to source. The remedy is a full refund after the customer cuts the cord and sends a photo.
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Recall
Cross-border seller recalls 9,000 Amazon dressers under the STURDY Act
CPSC · Product safety · Published Sep 10Published Sep 104/4claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
Anyone selling dressers, chests, or clothing storage units, especially through Amazon or Wayfair.
What it costs
About 9,000 units sold at about $170, all refundable: roughly $1.5 million at retail (9,000 × $170), plus disposal and the Amazon listing takedown.
Do this now
If you sell clothing storage furniture, check that you hold an ASTM F2057 stability test report for each SKU; Amazon asks for it, and this recall is what happens to units that fail.
A Fujian-based Amazon seller recalled six-drawer dressers that tip over when unanchored. Dressers sold in the U.S. must pass the mandatory stability standard, and the CPSC keeps recalling marketplace furniture that does not.
UnitsAbout 9,000
Priceabout $170
Matched to source. The dressers fail the mandatory stability standard required by the STURDY Act.
Matched to source. Sold on Amazon from November 2024 through July 2026 for about $170.
Matched to source. Customers get a full refund after marking the unit RECALLED and sending a photo.
Matched to source. The seller is a Chinese cross-border e-commerce company doing business as FJTJBSI.
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Recall
Amazon-sold finger light toys recalled: 179,739 units, accessible button cells
CPSC · Product safety · Published Sep 10Published Sep 104/4claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
Sellers of any toy or novelty that contains button or coin cell batteries.
What it costs
About 179,739 units sold for $5 to $16 each, all refundable: roughly $0.9 million (179,739 × $5) to $2.9 million (179,739 × $16) at retail.
Do this now
If a product you sell contains a coin cell, check whether the compartment needs a tool or two independent motions to open and whether the packaging carries the ingestion warning the standard requires; ask your factory for the ASTM F963 and UL 4200A test reports.
A California importer recalled finger light toys sold on Amazon for over a decade because children can get at the button cell batteries. The mandatory toy standard requires those compartments to be secured.
UnitsAbout 179,739
Sold atAmazon.com
Matched to source. The toys violate the mandatory toy standard because battery compartments are easily accessed.
Matched to source. Sold on Amazon from March 2015 through July 2026 for $5 to $16.
Matched to source. The remedy is a full refund after the customer sends a photo of the disposed product.
Matched to source. No injuries were reported.
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Recall
SHEIN recalls stacking toy with small balls; only 963 units sold
CPSC · Product safety · Published Sep 3Published Sep 33/3claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
Sellers of toys for children under three, and marketplace sellers who assume low volume avoids enforcement.
What it costs
About 963 units sold at $6 to $16: roughly $5,800 (963 × $6) to $15,000 (963 × $16) at retail; the recall process costs more than the product did.
Do this now
Volume did not protect this seller. If a toy could be used by a child under three, check whether the small parts and small ball tests were run before listing, regardless of the age printed on the label.
SHEIN Distribution recalled a spiral stacking toy for children under three because it contains small balls, which are banned outright in toys for that age. The recall covers under a thousand units.
UnitsAbout 963
Matched to source. Small balls are banned in toys intended for children under three.
Matched to source. Sold on SHEIN from September 2025 through May 2026 for $6 to $16.
Matched to source. About 963 units were sold.
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Recall
Water-bead squishy toy recalled; Amazon seller named in the title
CPSC · Product safety · Published Sep 3Published Sep 33/3claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
Toy and novelty sellers, especially anyone sourcing squishy or sensory toys.
What it costs
About 8,000 units sold at about $20, all refundable: roughly $160,000 at retail (8,000 × $20).
Do this now
If you source toys that contain water beads, check the CPSC's recall history for the category before reordering; it recalls them repeatedly. Worth checking: whether your products carry permanent identifying marks so a recall can be scoped to a batch.
Chenyuanhui recalled 8,000 GIHNJSI Squeezy Dumplings toys after two months on Amazon. The toys contain water beads, which the CPSC treats as a deadly ingestion hazard for children.
UnitsAbout 8,000
Matched to source. The toys contain water beads that expand if swallowed.
Matched to source. Sold on Amazon from May 2026 through June 2026 for about $20.
Matched to source. The product has no markings, so identification relies on a removable label.
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Recall
Two Amazon sellers recall adult bed rails for entrapment and missing labels
CPSC · Product safety · Published Sep 3Published Sep 34/4claims matched to the source
Who does this affect?
Sellers of mobility, senior-care, or medical support products on marketplaces.
What it costs
About 2,200 units sold at $40 to $50, all refundable: roughly $88,000 (2,200 × $40) to $110,000 (2,200 × $50) at retail.
Do this now
Adult portable bed rails are covered by a mandatory CPSC standard. If you list one, check for the test report and the printed warning label before it ships; the missing label alone was one of the four violations here.
Loyoda-branded adult portable bed rails sold on Amazon failed the mandatory bed rail standard on entrapment, retention straps, pin sizing, and warning labels. The CPSC named both selling entities in the recall title.
UnitsAbout 2,200
Matched to source. Users can become entrapped in the rail or between the rail and the mattress.
Matched to source. The rails also lack the required hazard warning labels.
Matched to source. Sold on Amazon from June 2025 through April 2026 for $40 to $50.
Matched to source. Only units manufactured before December 15, 2025 are included.
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