AMZ123 learned that, according to foreign media reports, on December 1, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of Discovery Cubes animal hide-and-seek activity toys sold on Amazon, Wal-Mart and other websites because of the risk of choking and accidental ingestion of the product.

The CPSC said gaps in parts of the play house could crack open, exposing the filling, which could choke young children if they accidentally touch it and put it in their mouth.

According to reports, the recalled toys were produced in China and sold in China from August 2022 to October 2022. /jrqnhi , Wrgiruxqnhiand Air_h=qnhi website, as well as US toy stores, for about $30 and about 800 sold.

AMZ123 learned that the toy is made of colorful fabric and contains a house, a fox, a hedgehog and a mouse. Model number 306684 can be found on a sewn-in label inside the house or on the product packaging. The following is the product picture:

It is reported that at present, CPSC has received a report about the cracks in the dollhouse. Following the recall alert, the CPSC advised consumers not to purchase the product and that parents who already purchased the product should immediately remove the problematic toys from their children.

The remedy for this recall is that buyers need to cut the toy in half with scissors and take a photo, then send the photo of the toy destroyed to HABA to receive a $30 refund or gift card.

1. US CPC certification

Children's products, toys, mother and baby products, all need CPC certification and CPSIA report for customs clearance when they are exported to the United States. Foreign online merchants Amazon, ebay, and AliExpress also require Chinese-made children's products, toys, mother and baby products to apply for CPC children's product safety certificates.

CPC, namely Children's Product Certificate, Children's Product Certificate

This certificate originates from the requirements of CPSIA (Children's Product Safety Promotion Act), a mandatory regulation for children's products in the United States: manufacturers of children's products (referring to domestic manufacturers in the United States) and importers (in the United States) must be based on the test results of third-party laboratories accredited by CPSC. A written Children's Product Certificate (CPC) certifies that its children's products comply with applicable children's product safety regulations.

CPSC is an important consumer rights protection agency in the United States. It is the abbreviation of Consumer Product Safety Committee, that is, Consumer Product Safety Association. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was established in 1972. Its responsibility is to protect the interests of consumers and maintain personal and family safety by reducing the risk of injury and death in consumer products. The main functions of CPSC are as follows: formulate self-discipline standards for producers, and formulate mandatory standards or bans for consumer products that do not have standards to follow. Execute inspections on potentially dangerous products, and feedback opinions to consumers through various channels including media, state, local government, individual organizations, etc. The CPSC is now responsible for safety monitoring of more than 15,000 consumer products.