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Multiple Consumer Products Recalled Nationwide Due to Safety Hazards

Several product recalls were announced on December 18, 2025, involving toys, furniture, pools, power strips, fitness equipment and other household items. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the recalls due to risks that include poisoning, tip-over hazards, drowning, entrapment, fire and serious injury.


Meaicezli Play Purse Sets

  • Units: About 3,090
  • Hazard: The toy cell phone contains button cell batteries and the toy tablet contains a lithium coin battery that can be easily accessed by children, posing risks of internal burns, injury or death if swallowed.
  • Remedy: Stop using the set and contact Angeer-US for a full refund. Consumers must email a photo showing disposal of the toy phone and tablet to meaicezli-services@outlook.com.

JOKOSIS Adult Portable Bed Rails

  • Units: About 12,000
  • Hazard: The bed rails violate the mandatory safety standard and pose entrapment and asphyxiation risks. Required hazard labels were also missing.
  • Remedy: Stop using immediately. Mark the product “RECALLED,” photograph it, and email the photo to jokosisbedrailrecall@outlook.com for a refund.

Blue Wave Above-Ground Pools (48″ and taller)

  • Units: About 13,400
  • Hazard: The pool’s compression strap may act as a foothold, allowing a child to climb in and presenting a drowning risk.
  • Remedy: Contact Blue Wave for a free repair kit. Keep children away from the pool or drain it until repaired.
  • Contact: recall@bluewaveproducts.com, (800) 603-0475.

SereneLife Home Above-Ground Pools (48″ and taller)

  • Units: About 80
  • Hazard: The compression strap may allow child access, posing a drowning hazard.
  • Remedy: Stop use and contact SereneLife Home for a full refund after providing proof of disposal.
  • Contact: recall@serenelifehome.com, (888) 619-6770.

KKL Fabric 9-Drawer Dressers (HK Brilliant)

  • Units: About 4,740
  • Hazard: The dressers are unstable and violate the STURDY Act, posing tip-over and entrapment risks that could result in injury or death.
  • Remedy: Stop use if unanchored and place out of children’s reach. Contact HK Brilliant for disposal instructions and refund.
  • Contact: support-us@kkl-home.com

Feel The Beard Minoxidil Beard Growth Serum

  • Units: About 840
  • Hazard: Packaging is not child-resistant despite containing minoxidil, posing a poisoning risk.
  • Remedy: Store out of children’s reach and contact the company for replacement instructions. Consumers must pour out the product, photograph the bottle in the trash, and email the image to ziyad@feelthebeard.com.

Plantimex Mamisan Lidocaine Ointment

  • Units: About 50,330
  • Hazard: Packaging lacks required child-resistant features, posing poisoning risks if swallowed.
  • Remedy: Store out of children’s reach and contact Plantimex for a free replacement lid.
  • Contact: customercare@plantimexusa.com, (855) 752-6869.

ANNQUAN Power Strips (Hefei Juyuan Sporting Development)

  • Units: About 11,200
  • Hazard: Lack of overcurrent protection creates a fire risk.
  • Remedy: Stop using immediately and contact the company for a full refund.
  • Contact: recall_annquan@163.com, (401) 998-3366.

17 Stories Furniture 18-Drawer Dressers

  • Units: About 2,800
  • Hazard: Dressers are unstable if unanchored and violate the STURDY Act, posing tip-over and entrapment risks.
  • Remedy: Stop use if unanchored. Contact the company for disposal instructions and a refund.
  • Contact: Drawer18Recall@outlook.com

Currey & Company Electra Chandeliers

  • Units: About 260
  • Hazard: A component attaching the fixture to the ceiling is improperly threaded, allowing the chandelier to fall.
  • Remedy: Contact Currey & Company for a free repair kit and reimbursement of installation costs.
  • Contact: recall@curreyco.com, (800) 899-7047.

TopHomer Pool Drain Covers

  • Units: About 1,040
  • Hazard: The drain covers violate the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, posing entrapment and drowning risks.
  • Remedy: Stop using pools with the recalled drain covers. Remove the cover, photograph it, and email the photo to Tophomer.recall@outlook.com for a refund.

Furnulem 8-Drawer Dressers

  • Units: About 16,800
  • Hazard: Dressers are unstable if unanchored and violate the STURDY Act, posing tip-over and entrapment risks.
  • Remedy: Stop use if unanchored. Contact Furnulem for disposal instructions and refund.
  • Contact: support@furnulem.com, (310) 227-9560.

Pedego Fat Tire Trikes

  • Units: About 400
  • Hazard: A frame weld can develop a hairline fracture, causing the frame tubes to separate and creating fall and laceration hazards.
  • Remedy: Stop use and contact Pedego for a free frame repair.
  • Contact: recall@pedego.com, (800) 646-8604.

Pacific Cycle Schwinn Ovation Bicycle Child Carriers

  • Units: About 650
  • Hazard: Restraint buckles may release during use, posing fall hazards.
  • Remedy: Stop use and contact Pacific Cycle for a full refund.
  • Contact: customerservice@pacific-cycle.com, (877) 564-2261.

Amp Fit AMP Smart Fitness Machines (MP2 Model)

  • Units: About 1,900
  • Hazard: The arm component may fail to lock properly, allowing it to swing unexpectedly and cause injury.
  • Remedy: Stop use and contact Amp Fit to schedule a free inspection and repair.
  • Contact: support@ampfit.com, (888) 708-9560.

Consumers should follow all disposal and safety instructions provided in each recall notice.

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