Child Product Recall Statistics
Live statistics on children's product and health recalls in the United States, compiled from official CPSC, FDA, NHTSA and CDC records — every entry human-reviewed before it enters this dataset. Free to cite with attribution.
Compiled live from our database · August 16, 2026
133
Recalls tracked
56
So far this quarter
4
Federal agencies
Aug 13
Most recent recall
Recalls by month
Last 12 monthsChild-relevant recalls published by U.S. agencies, by official recall date.
U.S. agencies announced 37 child-relevant product recalls in Jul 2026 — the busiest month of the past year in our database.Source: MyParentingBook Recall & Safety Center — myparentingbook.com/recalls/statistics (data: CPSC/FDA/NHTSA/CDC official records, human-reviewed)
Recalls by agency
Which federal agency issued each recall in our database.
95% of tracked child-product recalls come from the CPSC (126 of 133).Source: MyParentingBook Recall & Safety Center — myparentingbook.com/recalls/statistics (data: CPSC/FDA/NHTSA/CDC official records, human-reviewed)
Hazard types
DerivedClassified from the official hazard description using fixed keyword rules — a recall citing multiple hazards is counted once per hazard type. Descriptions matching no rule fall into Other.
Entrapment & strangulation is the most common hazard in tracked child-product recalls (71 of 133).Source: MyParentingBook Recall & Safety Center — myparentingbook.com/recalls/statistics (data: CPSC/FDA/NHTSA/CDC official records, human-reviewed)
What consumers are offered
DerivedClassified from the official remedy text; many recalls offer more than one remedy.
Refund is the most commonly offered remedy in tracked child-product recalls, appearing in 105 of 133.Source: MyParentingBook Recall & Safety Center — myparentingbook.com/recalls/statistics (data: CPSC/FDA/NHTSA/CDC official records, human-reviewed)
Most recalled product categories
DerivedClassified from the product title using fixed keyword rules; each recall counts in one category.
Clothing & textiles products are the most recalled child-product category in our database (35 of 133 tracked recalls).Source: MyParentingBook Recall & Safety Center — myparentingbook.com/recalls/statistics (data: CPSC/FDA/NHTSA/CDC official records, human-reviewed)
Methodology & data coverage
Every recall behind these numbers originates from an official U.S. government record (CPSC, FDA, NHTSA or CDC) and was individually reviewed by a human editor before entering this dataset — no rumor, no scraped news, no AI-generated records.
Coverage is honest, not exhaustive: automated monitoring covers recalls announced from 2026 onward; a selection of earlier significant recalls has been added by hand. Counts describe our reviewed database, not the totality of all U.S. recalls.
Sections marked Derived are classified from the official hazard, remedy and product text using fixed keyword rules — deterministic and repeatable, never AI-generated. All numbers on this page are computed live from the database on every visit. See how the Safety Desk works.
Cite this page
MyParentingBook Recall & Safety Center, "Child Product Recall Statistics", myparentingbook.com/recalls/statistics. Data compiled from CPSC/FDA/NHTSA/CDC official records, human-reviewed by MPB Safety Desk. Accessed August 16, 2026.
Journalist or researcher? These statistics are free to use with attribution. For questions about the data or the review process, see the MPB Safety Desk page.
Browse the underlying records in the Recall & Safety Center · check a specific product with the Recall Checker.
Recall details are summarized from official government sources and reviewed by our editors before publishing. Information can change after publication — always confirm the current status, affected models, and remedy instructions in the official agency notice before acting.