CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using 5-IN-1 Toddler Musical Instruments Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking; Violates Small Parts and Ball Bans
CPSC warning 26-270. Announced by CPSC on Feb 12, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 12, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 380 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
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.
CPSC warns people about a product this way when there is no recall of it. What’s wrong and what to do are below, in CPSC’s words.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
The toys are intended for children under three years of age and violate the https://cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Gu… parts and small ball bans, posing a deadly choking hazard. The toys also violate the https://cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Toy-Safety”… safety standard for toys because the drumsticks that come with the xylophone have spherical ends that can pose a choking hazard, and the cord included with the toy clock exceeds 12 inches in length.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the toys immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous toys.
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 stop using 5-IN-1 Toddler Musical Instruments immediately. The toys are intended for children under three years of age and violate the small parts and small ball bans, posing a deadly choking hazard. The toys also violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because the drumsticks that come with the xylophone have spherical ends that can pose a choking hazard, and the cord included with the toy clock exceeds 12 inches in length. CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, Wenzhou Mankou Trading Co., Ltd. doing business as Genai-Flash Delivery, of China, but the seller has not responded to the Notice of Violation. About 380 units were sold online at Shein.com from August 2025 through December 2025 for about $10 to $20. The toys may have also been sold by various third-party sellers and on other websites. The toys are a set comprised of various instruments (bell sticks, xylophone, maracas and castanets) and toys (stacking rings with ball, beads on wire, shape sorter, clock puzzle and fidget snake) painted in a variety of colors.These products were manufactured in China. CPSC urges consumers to stop using the toys immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous toys. Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
About 380 units, as CPSC gives them.
5-IN-1 Toddler Musical Instruments.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Sold by Wenzhou Mankou Trading Co., Ltd. doing business as Genai-Flash Delivery, China.
- About 380 units were sold online at Shein.com from August 2025 through December 2025 for about $10 to $20. The toys may have also been sold by various third-party sellers and on other websites.
- 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.