CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Recolorable Light-Up Ghost Statues Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion Hazard; Violations of Federal Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries

The ghost statues violate the mandatory federal standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries. The ghost statues contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. In addition, the products do not bear the warning labels required under https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2023/Making-Families-Safer-…’s Law.

CPSC urges consumers to stop using the ghost statues immediately and dispose of them. Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. The battery in the product should be disposed of or recycled following local hazardous waste procedures. Do not sell or give away these hazardous Recolorable Light-Up Ghost Statues.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Recolorable Light-Up Ghost Statues. The ghost statues violate the mandatory federal standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries. The ghost statues contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. In addition, the products do not bear the warning labels required under Reese’s Law. Reese’s Law and CPSC mandatory implementing standards establish performance and warning label requirements for consumer products with button cell or coin batteries to protect children from life-threatening ingestion. 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, Jia Yao Dian Zi Shen Zhen You Xian Gong Si, of China, but the seller has not responded to CPSC’s repeated requests to recall the ghost statues or offer a remedy to consumers. The Recolorable Light-Up Ghost Statue was sold on Amazon from September 2024 to April 2025 for about $27. The toys may have also been sold on other websites by other sellers. The ghost statues are white and were sold with six washable markers and accessories, including a Santa hat, adhesive stickers and six flower add-ons in green, pink, purple and blue. The battery compartment on the bottom of the ghost statue contains three LR44 Alkaline button cell batteries.These products were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to stop using the ghost statues immediately and dispose of them. Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. The battery in the product should be disposed of or recycled following local hazardous waste procedures. Do not sell or give away these hazardous Recolorable Light-Up Ghost Statues. Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.

Recolorable Light-Up Ghost Statues.