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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Chiwanji Hammer Toys Due to Choking Hazard; Banned Small Parts; Sold Exclusively on Walmart.com

CPSC warning 24-197. Announced by CPSC on Apr 11, 2024.

  • CPSC warning, not a recall
  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own warning, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Apr 11, 2024. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.

In CPSC’s words: “CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, Chiwanji, of China, but the firm has not agreed to recall these hammer toys or offer a remedy to consumers.”

Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.

CPSC urges consumers to immediately take these products away from children and dispose of them.

Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using Chiwanji Vertical Box Hammer Case Hammer Toys because the small balls pose a choking hazard to young children.

Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Which ones does it cover?

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Chiwanji Vertical Box Hammer Case Hammer Toys because the small balls pose a choking hazard to young children. CPSC testing determined the hammer toys contain small balls that are prohibited small parts and that are banned for children under three years of age because they are a choking hazard.CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, Chiwanji, of China, but the firm has not agreed to recall these hammer toys or offer a remedy to consumers. Consumers who purchased the product will receive this notice directly. The hammer toys were sold online at www.walmart.com in 2023 for about $10. The product consists of a wooden square with four holes, four small balls, and a wooden pounding mallet. The holes in the wooden square are color-coded to match the red, yellow, green and blue balls. There are no markings on the product. The product was sold in a yellow box with the title “Vertical Box” and “Hammer Case.”CPSC urges consumers to immediately take these products away from children and dispose of them. Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.

Chiwanji Vertical Box Hammer Case Hammer Toys.

Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Who made and sold it?

  • The notice names no firm.
  • The hammer toys were sold online at www.walmart.com in 2023 for about $10.
Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.

Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.

    Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 25, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

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