CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Popsunny Princess Dress Up Costume Sets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion Hazard; Violation of the Federal Standard for Battery-Operated Toys; Sold on Amazon.com by Gizmo Box
CPSC warning 25-329. Announced by CPSC on Jun 5, 2025.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 5, 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: “CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, Gizmo Box, of China, but the firm has not agreed to recall the Popsunny Princess Dress Up Costume Sets or offer a remedy to consumers.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
The products violate the mandatory federal battery-operated toy requirement under the toy standard because they have lithium coin batteries that are in a compartment that can be opened easily by children without requiring the use of a common household tool. If a child swallows a button cell or coin battery, it can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns or death.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the Princess Dress Up Costume Sets immediately and dispose of the LED string lights. Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. The lithium coin batteries should be disposed of or recycled following local hazardous waste procedures. Do not sell or give away these hazardous costume sets containing LED lights.
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 Popsunny Princess Dress Up Costume Sets. The products violate the mandatory federal battery-operated toy requirement under the toy standard because they have lithium coin batteries that are in a compartment that can be opened easily by children without requiring the use of a common household tool. If a child swallows a button cell or coin battery, it can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns or death.CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, Gizmo Box, of China, but the firm has not agreed to recall the Popsunny Princess Dress Up Costume Sets or offer a remedy to consumers. The Popsunny Princess Dress Up Costume Sets were sold online at Amazon.com from November 2024 through January 2025 for about $22. The costume sets came in three different models with pink or rainbow color princess capes and two LED string lights with preinstalled lithium coin batteries. The costume sets also came with pink, purple or multicolor tiaras, gloves, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings. The products were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to stop using the Princess Dress Up Costume Sets immediately and dispose of the LED string lights. Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. The lithium coin batteries should be disposed of or recycled following local hazardous waste procedures. Do not sell or give away these hazardous costume sets containing LED lights.Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
Popsunny Princess Dress Up Costume Sets.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Sold by Gizmo Box, China.
- The Popsunny Princess Dress Up Costume Sets were sold online at Amazon.com from November 2024 through January 2025 for about $22.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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.