43,674 children’s toys recalled over button battery ingestion risk
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled over 43,000 light-up toys sold by ABC Trading due to unsafe battery compartments. The button batteries pose a severe ingestion risk to children, potentially causing life-threatening internal injuries.
Why it matters
It highlights critical consumer safety standards and the dangers posed by improperly secured button batteries in inexpensive children's products.
Children’s toys are designed to attract attention with bright colours, sounds and lights, but some of those features can also introduce safety risks. On September 24, 2026, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of approximately 43,674 light-up children’s toys because their battery compartments do not meet mandatory safety requirements.The recalled products include light-up glasses, crown headbands, sparkle headbands and light-up ties. They were sold for around $1 between September 2016 and May 2026 at ABC Trading stores in Los Angeles, California, as well as other speciality stores across the US and online at abctradinginc.com.According to the CPSC, the toys contain button cell batteries in compartments that can be opened by children without the use of a tool.
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