CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Bauhini SDADI Kitchen Step Stools Immediately Due to Entrapment, Tip Over and Fall Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury
CPSC warning 26-443. Announced by CPSC on Apr 23, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 23, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 3,600 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.
In CPSC’s words: “Bauhini of China has not responded to requests for a recall.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
The kitchen step stools pose a risk of serious injury due to the instability of the product, which can cause entrapment, tip overs and fall hazards.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using the toddler step stools and destroy them by disassembly and then dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous toddler step stools.
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 Bauhini SDADI Kitchen Step Stools immediately. The kitchen step stools pose a risk of serious injury due to the instability of the product, which can cause entrapment, tip overs and fall hazards.About 3,600 kitchen step stools were sold online at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, and Best Buy.com for between $45 and $155. Bauhini SDADI Kitchen Step Stools are wooden standing towers for kids. They are about 35 inches high, 18 inches wide, and 18 inches deep. The towers were sold in grey, white, and natural wood colors.Bauhini of China has not responded to requests for a recall.The toddler stools were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using the toddler step stools and destroy them by disassembly and then dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous toddler step stools.Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
About 3,600 units, as CPSC gives them.
Bauhini SDADI Kitchen Step Stools.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, and Best Buy.com for between $45 and $155.
- 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.