CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using “Relaxing Baby” Swim Floats Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Drowning; One Child Death Reported
CPSC warning 26-367. Announced by CPSC on Apr 2, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 2, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
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 “Relaxing Baby” Swim Floats can flip over and/or submerge the occupant underwater, posing a risk of drowning to infants and toddlers.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to puncture the plastic in any location where the product can inflate and dispose of the swim float immediately. Do not sell or give away these hazardous swim floats.
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 “Relaxing Baby” Swim Floats immediately because they can flip over and/or submerge the occupant underwater, posing a risk of drowning to infants and toddlers.CPSC is aware of a drowning death of a two-year-old child who was using the hazardous floats.Wu He/Relaxing Baby, of China, the seller, has been unresponsive to CPSC requests for a recall.The hazardous products are blue and green inflatable swimming floats intended for use by young children ages 3-36 months. The child is placed in a seat in the center of the float and secured with a buckle. Certain models of the product also include a detachable rear float.The hazardous swim floats were sold on Amazon.com and are listed on other websites, like ebay.com.CPSC urges consumers to puncture the plastic in any location where the product can inflate and dispose of the swim float immediately. Do not sell or give away these hazardous swim floats.Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
“Relaxing Baby” Swim Floats.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Sold by Wu He/Relaxing Baby.
- Amazon.com and are listed on other websites, like ebay.com.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC is aware of a drowning death of a two-year-old child who was using the hazardous floats.
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.