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20 Product Recalls Announced on April 16 Over Fire, Choking, Burn and Electrocution Hazards

Twenty product recalls were announced April 16 for items including toys, pressure washers, power banks, generators, gas ranges, tea kettles, bed rails, trampolines and computer power supplies. The recalls cite hazards including choking, burns, fire, electrocution, battery ingestion, entrapment, strangulation and fall injuries.

The recalled products are:

  1. nvyue Magic Pocket Staffs — about 25,000 units. The protective pin mechanism can fail, allowing unintentional expansion and creating projectile and laceration hazards.
  2. ATOYUS Children’s Activity Cubes — about 70 units. The toys violate the small parts ban and mandatory toy safety standard because parts can detach and the mallets pose a choking hazard.
  3. Macy’s Arch Studio Tea Kettles — about 4,600 units. The handle can detach during use when heated, creating a burn hazard.
  4. Casely Wireless Portable Power Banks — about 429,200 units. The lithium-ion battery can overheat and ignite, creating fire and burn hazards. The recall was reannounced after one fatality was reported following the 2025 recall.
  5. Agiiman Pressure Washers — 80 units. The pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter, creating shock and electrocution hazards.
  6. Generac Portable Generators — about 149,400 units sold in the United States and about 260 sold in Canada. Fuel can leak from the carburetor when the generator is first filled with gasoline, creating fire and burn hazards.
  7. Fengrong Tool Pressure Washers — about 500 units. The pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter, creating shock and electrocution hazards.
  8. Sanlebi Pet Vet Playsets — about 4,650 units. Button cell batteries in the nail grinder and otoscope can be easily accessed by children, creating an ingestion hazard.
  9. Sweetcrispy Pressure Washers — about 2,300 units. The pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter, creating shock and electrocution hazards.
  10. ZMC Group LED Finger Beam Lights — about 14,400 units. The toys contain easily accessible button cell batteries, creating an ingestion hazard.
  11. Adult Portable Bed Rails sold by ZOLIQUEX — about 16,000 units. Users can become entrapped within the rail or between the rail and mattress, creating entrapment and asphyxiation hazards.
  12. Pressure Washers imported by BAYOTAK USA — about 360 units. The pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter, creating shock and electrocution hazards.
  13. SEGMART Mini Round Toddler Trampolines — about 1,200 units. Straps on accessories can entangle young children, creating a strangulation hazard.
  14. Pressure Washers imported by Patoolio Direct — about 2,066 units. The pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter, creating shock and electrocution hazards.
  15. Fisher & Paykel Free-Standing Professional Gas Ranges — about 433 units sold in the United States and about 70 sold in Canada. Delayed ignition in the ovens can cause gas accumulation and the oven door to open from combustion, creating a burn hazard.
  16. Apex Gaming PCs Manik and Apex-branded ATX Computer Power Supplies — about 17,730 units sold in the United States and about 500 sold in Canada. The units lack a permanent warning label about shock and electrocution hazards if opened or disassembled.
  17. JC Sales Lil’ Buddies Pet Laser Toys — about 51,160 units. The battery compartment is not secure, making button cell batteries accessible to children and creating an ingestion hazard.
  18. Fun and Function Children’s Metal Multi-Point Swing Frames — about 1,300 units. The swing frames can crack or break during use, creating a fall hazard.
  19. Le Hao Tool Pressure Washers — about 3,100 units. The pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter, creating shock and electrocution hazards.
  20. SpringFlower Montessori Toy Sets — about 21,900 units. The airplane-shaped teething toy has tentacle ends that can create a choking hazard and violates the mandatory standard for teething toys.

Consumers are advised to stop using recalled products immediately and follow the refund, replacement, repair or disposal instructions provided by each company.

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