U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recall Analysis
A total of 99 consumer products recall notices were issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from January-March, 2025. Notably, 23 recalls from Health Canada were done jointly with the CPSC.
Sports and Recreation accounted for 17 recall notices. Appliances accounted for 15 notices, for risk of fire and/or burn, laceration, poisoning, electrocution, serious injury and death. Toys accounted for 2 recall notices pertaining to choking and ingestion. Furniture accounted for 9 recall notices, issued for injury, crash/fall, entrapment and tip-over.
There were 3 recalls in the category of children’s products for risk of suffocation, laceration, injury, crash and fall. There were 3 recalls in the category of electrical/electronics, posing the risk of fire and/or burn.
Notably, there were 2 recalls in the category of scented candles, for the risk of fire and/or burn.
Highlighted below are some of the recalls relevant to Softlines and Hardlines products:
| Product |
Reason(s) |
| Children’s Sleepwear |
- The recalled pajamas/nightgowns violate the flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
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| Childcare Article |
- Part of the teethers’ safety snap clasp can detach, posing a choking hazard.
- The red tape on the sipper cups contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.
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| Toys and Games |
- The recalled game violates the mandatory federal regulation for magnets because it contains a magnet that can become loose, posing an ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or another metal object, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting and/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death.
- Due to its size and shape, the wooden egg-shaped rattle in the recalled learning sets can get lodged in a child’s throat, posing a choking hazard. This violates the federal regulations for infant rattles.
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| Candles and accessories |
- The flame can burn too high and cause the candle to ignite and the glass container to break, posing fire, burn and laceration hazards.
- The recalled resin menorahs can burn or catch fire when holding lit candles, posing a fire hazard.
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| Durable Nursery Products |
- The recalled gates violate the federal safety regulations for expansion gates and expandable enclosures because a child’s torso can fit through the opening between the gate and the floor, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to entrapment hazard.
- The recalled highchairs pose a fatal suffocation risk because they were marketed, intended, or designed for infant sleep, and they have an incline angle greater than 10 degrees in violation of the Federal & CPSC Sleep for Babies Act. In addition, the highchair poses a deadly entrapment hazard because the opening between the seat and tray is large enough that a child can become entrapped in it, which is a violation of the federal regulations for highchairs.
- The recalled baby loungers violate the federal safety regulations for Infant Sleep Products because the sleeping pad is too thick, posing a suffocation hazard; an infant could fall out of an enclosed opening at the sides of the lounger or become entrapped; and the sides are too low to contain the infant and the loungers do not have a stand, posing a fall hazard. These violations create an unsafe sleeping environment for infants.
- The recalled sling carriers violate the federal safety regulations for sling carriers, including requirements for structural integrity and occupant retention, posing a fall hazard to babies.
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Health Canada Recalls Analysis
Health Canada reported a total of 64 consumer product recall notices issued in Q1 (January-March, 2025).
An analysis of the product categories shows 8 recalls in the category of Sports and Recreation. Children’s sleepwear had 6 recall notices issued for risk of fire and/or burn. There were 3 recalls in the category of Durable Nursery Products, for risk of fall and entrapment.
Based on hazard categorization, there were 14 recalls made on account of child-resistant packaging requirements of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations under the CCPSA—posing the risk of aspiration, fire and or burn, serious illness or injury due to lack of labeling, 24 recall notices for fire or burn, 12 recall notices for fall and/or injury, 3 recalls for choking and/or ingestion. Notably, there were 2 recalls made on account of microbial hazards—1 in the category of appliances, and the other in the category of beauty and personal care.
Highlighted below are some recalls relevant to Hardlines and Softlines products:
| Product |
Reason(s) |
| Children’s Apparel |
- The recalled hoodies and sweatshirts do not comply with flammability requirements of the Textile Flammability Regulations, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
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| Durable Nursery Products |
- Health Canada has determined that these products do not meet the Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations in Canada creating the potential for fall and entrapment hazards.
- The recalled highchairs pose a fatal suffocation risk because they were marketed, intended, or designed for infant sleep, and they have an incline angle greater than 7 degrees. In addition, the high chair poses entrapment and fall hazards because the opening between the seat and tray is large enough that a child can fall through the opening or become entrapped in it.
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| Footwear |
- The recalled product does not comply with the provisions of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act regarding the accuracy of information required to be shown on the label. Inaccurate product certification information or information about compliance with any standard could result in consumer misuse of the product in a hazardous environment, resulting in a risk of serious injury.
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| Furniture |
- The welded connection point between the seat base and the stool post can break, presenting a fall hazard.
- The space between the bars on the back of the step stool pose an entrapment hazard, where a child’s head can get stuck.
- The tip-over restraint strap may fail to work. The dresser may tip-over if not securely anchored to the wall, posing a tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in serious injury or death to children.
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If you have any questions, please contact:
Harini Ramaswamy
Technical Manager, Softlines
Harini provides technical and regulatory support on consumer products testing to retailers in North America. She supports global labs, engages with regulatory bodies, industry groups and standards organizations. Harini holds a master’s degree in Design (Apparel Studies) from the University of Minnesota and B. Tech in Apparel Technology from Anna University, Chennai. Her functional apparel design projects presented at the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) and Techtextil conferences have won her numerous accolades.
Email: harini.ramaswamy@intertek.com
Andrew Loveland
Technical Director - Hardlines, Softlines and Toys
Andrew brings over 20 years of experience in the regulatory compliance and technical services industry relating to consumer products. With a background in electrical engineering, he advises on the technical aspects of identification and application of regulatory requirements and appropriate test methods necessary to measure safety, quality, and performance of consumer products. Andrew often advises retailers and suppliers on appropriate actions to effectively manage compliance risks.
Email: andrew.loveland@intertek.com
