CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using NICTIE Brand Bathroom Faucets Sold on Amazon.com Due to Dangerous Lead Exposure for Young Children
CPSC warning 25-268. Announced by CPSC on May 15, 2025.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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Announced by CPSC on May 15, 2025. 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: “The faucets were sold by Wenzhouzetaoweiyuyouxiangongsi, located in China, on Amazon.com for approximately $25 under Amazon seller name NICTIE.Wenzhouzetaoweiyuyouxiangongsi has not agreed to an acceptable recall.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
The faucets were tested and found to contain lead that can leach into water at levels that can be particularly harmful to young children. Lead ingestion can cause harmful neurological effects on young children, including attention-related behavioral problems, decreased cognitive performance, and lower IQ.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of these faucets. Until these faucets can be replaced, consumers should only consume water from the faucets after running the water for 15 seconds.
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 NICTIE brand bathroom faucets sold on Amazon.com. The faucets were tested and found to contain lead that can leach into water at levels that can be particularly harmful to young children.Lead ingestion can cause harmful neurological effects on young children, including attention-related behavioral problems, decreased cognitive performance, and lower IQ. The Commission has found that the public health and safety require this notice to warn the public quickly of the hazard.The faucets were sold by Wenzhouzetaoweiyuyouxiangongsi, located in China, on Amazon.com for approximately $25 under Amazon seller name NICTIE.Wenzhouzetaoweiyuyouxiangongsi has not agreed to an acceptable recall.CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of these faucets. Until these faucets can be replaced, consumers should only consume water from the faucets after running the water for 15 seconds.Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
NICTIE brand bathroom faucets.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- The faucets were sold by Wenzhouzetaoweiyuyouxiangongsi, located in China, on Amazon.com for approximately $25 under Amazon seller name NICTIE.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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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.
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.