Baby Rattles Recalled by Midwest-CBK Due to Choking Hazard
Kids’ product recall 14-083. Announced by CPSC on Jan 22, 2014.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 22, 2014. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The head on the rattle can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should take the recalled rattles away from young children immediately and contact Midwest-CBK for a full refund.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Midwest-CBK at (800) 394-4225 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.mwcbk.com and click on Product Recall Information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves donut-shaped polyester knit fabric baby rattles with heads and arms to resemble a bear, monkey and a lion. They measure about 7 inches in diameter by 2 inches thick. Sweet-ums and Midwest-CBK are printed on a hang tag on the rattles. A label sewn into the rattles has Midwest-CBK, the production date 04/2013 and the batch #:00001281 printed on it.
About 1,900 units, as CPSC gives them.
Baby rattles.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Midwest-CBK LLC, Cannon Falls, Minn.
- Small gift stores from July 2013 through December 2013 for about $10.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received one report of the head on a rattle detaching. No injuries have been reported.
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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, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 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 19, 2026.