Recalls where the official CPSC notice identifies a choking hazard from small or detachable parts.
987 official CPSC notices name a choking hazard, 14% of all CPSC notices on file, published 1976–2026.
ABC Trading
The squishy toys violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because the water beads inside the toys 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, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and a risk of death to a child.
LLK Trading
The mystery dumpling 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, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and a risk of death to a child.
Shenzhen Yishijie Technology Co., Ltd., dba Esjay US
The recalled toy violates the small parts ban because the product is for children under three years of age and the red knobs can detach, posing a deadly choking hazard.
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, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and a risk of death to a child.
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The recalled teething toys violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than permitted. The silicone strings can reach the back of the throat and become lodged, posing a risk of respiratory distress and a deadly choking hazard.
The fire hose port can come loose and detach, posing a risk of serious injury from choking hazard.
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OKK Trading
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, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and a risk of death to a child.
Xiamen Liuhui Electric Technology Co., Ltd., dba Chenyuanhui
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.
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The black eyes can detach from the recalled teether if frozen, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a choking hazard.
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.
Habermaass Corporation, Inc. dba HABA
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.
Shenzhenshixingchuangyiyimaoyouxiangongsi (Shenzhen Xingchuangyi Trading Co., Ltd.) dba Chillife Official, China.
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 deadly choking hazard.
Counted across all 987 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Amazon (88), Target (59), Walmart (44), Meijer (17), and Kohl's (10) are the stores named most often in the 629 notices that say where the products were sold. 267 of the 629 notices mention online sales.
The 605 notices that give a price range from $0.35 to $4,300. Half of them name a price of $15 or less.
By the 622 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 8 months or less; the longest for 22 years. Half the recalls came within 9 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in 218 of the 290 notices that name a remedy, a replacement in 65, a repair in 17, disposal instructions in 4. Some notices offer more than one.
Laceration is named in 28 of the 987 notices (3%), against 7% of all CPSC notices on file. Then ingestion (26), fall (25), strangulation (4), and entrapment (3).
411 of the 631 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 1 reports deaths. 220 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
China (548), Hong Kong (40), Taiwan (36), Thailand (27) and United States (23), in the 775 notices that name a manufacturing country.
67 choking hazard notices in 2021–2025, down from 77 in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 987 recall notices for consumer products with a choking hazard since 1976, covering at least 77 million units. The most recent is “ABC Trading Recalls Squishy Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Water Bead Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for Toys” (CPSC 27-003), announced October 1, 2026.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 38 recall notices for consumer products with a choking hazard in 2026, the most recent on October 1, 2026 (CPSC 27-003).
By number of notices: toys & play sets (559), clothing & outerwear (117), pacifiers & teethers (90), baby rattles (49), shoes & footwear (39) and water bottles (12), plus 20 more product types.
“Contigo Recalls 5.7 Million Kids Water Bottles Due to Choking Hazard” (CPSC 19-186), announced August 27, 2019: about 5.7 million units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label and enter it in the site search. An exact match names the official CPSC notice that lists that number; open it to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across choking hazard recalls, the remedies offered most often are refund (218), replacement (65) and repair (17).
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