A children’s toy sold online on Shein.com has been recalled because of a deadly choking risk, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has said.
Shantou Jinping District Wuqikong Daily Necessities Store, STWUQIKONG, is recalling around 260 children’s spiral tower toys because they violate the small ball ban, the CPSC said.
Newsweek has contacted STWUQIKONG and Shein for comment.
Why It Matters
Children’s products that are intended for use by under-3s but present a choking, aspiration, or ingestion hazard because of small parts are banned hazardous substances, the CPSC’s website says.
“Certain children’s products that are or contain small parts, balloons, small balls, or marbles must be labeled to warn consumers not to buy them for children under a certain age,” the website adds.
According to the Toy-Related Deaths and Injuries Calendar 2023, the CPSC received reports of a total of 40 toy-related deaths in children aged 14 years or younger from 2021 to 2023.
A total of six children died from choking or ingestion of a bouncy ball, while a further four died from either choking on a ball or as a result of it causing blunt force trauma to the head.
What To Know
The product under recall is:
- Children’s Spiral Tower Toys
The three-tiered tower toy has a basketball hoop with a character’s face at the top. The toy measures about 10 inches high by 4 inches wide and includes three yellow balls.
It was sold on Shein.com in May 2025 for about $3.
No injuries have been reported to the agency in connection with the recall notice
The product was manufactured by Shantou Jinping District Wuqikong Daily Necessities Store, dba STWUQIKONG, of China. The CPSC assigned the recall number 25-433.
What People Are Saying
“The recalled toy contains small balls and is intended for children under three years of age, which violates the small ball ban, posing a deadly choking hazard,” the CPSC said.
In relation to the CPSC’s latest report on toy-related deaths, released last November, Courtney Griffin, director of consumer product safety at the Consumer Federation of America, said: “The CPSC’s report on toy-related deaths and injuries underscores CPSC’s vital role to protect Americans from hazardous products. However, as e-commerce expands, the agency faces increasing challenges to ensure products sold online meet U.S. safety standards and do not pose a risk to our families. While the CPSC is committed to protecting us from dangerous products, significant budgetary constraints and staff shortages make the task even more difficult.”
What Happens Next
The recall was issued on August 14. People who bought the toy should immediately throw it away and contact STWUQIKONG for a full refund, the CPSC said.
Consumers will be asked to send a photo of the disposed product to [email protected].
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