MPB Safety Desk

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 · September 6, 2026

211

Recalls tracked

75

So far this quarter

4

Federal agencies

Sep 3

Most recent recall

Recalls by month

Last 12 months

Child-relevant recalls published by U.S. agencies, by official recall date.

Oct 20259
Nov 20257
Dec 20255
Jan 20265
Feb 20266
Mar 20267
Apr 202634
May 202624
Jun 202627
Jul 202637
Aug 202632
Sep 20266

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.

CPSC200
FDA7
NHTSA3
CDC1

95% of tracked child-product recalls come from the CPSC (200 of 211).Source: MyParentingBook Recall & Safety Center — myparentingbook.com/recalls/statistics (data: CPSC/FDA/NHTSA/CDC official records, human-reviewed)

Hazard types

Derived

Classified 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 & strangulation94
Fall & tip-over80
Ingestion (magnets & batteries)47
Fire & burn45
Choking26
Poisoning & contamination21
Drowning11
Laceration & crush1
Other / unclassified18

Entrapment & strangulation is the most common hazard in tracked child-product recalls (94 of 211).Source: MyParentingBook Recall & Safety Center — myparentingbook.com/recalls/statistics (data: CPSC/FDA/NHTSA/CDC official records, human-reviewed)

What consumers are offered

Derived

Classified from the official remedy text; many recalls offer more than one remedy.

Refund172
Dispose160
Replacement20
Repair9
Other / unclassified11

Refund is the most commonly offered remedy in tracked child-product recalls, appearing in 172 of 211.Source: MyParentingBook Recall & Safety Center — myparentingbook.com/recalls/statistics (data: CPSC/FDA/NHTSA/CDC official records, human-reviewed)

Most recalled product categories

Derived

Classified from the product title using fixed keyword rules; each recall counts in one category.

Clothing & textiles45
Toys42
Nursery & sleep33
Electronics & lighting17
Feeding & food8
Car seats & travel6
Other / unclassified60

Clothing & textiles products are the most recalled child-product category in our database (45 of 211 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 September 7, 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.