Target grocery or shopping carts, unpowered
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 31, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Aug 31, 2026the latest report was made
- Sep 5, 2023the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Target
- Maker
- TargetMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Grocery or shopping carts, unpoweredCPSC’s product type: Grocery or Shopping Carts, Unpowered (code 1679), in Products at Public Facilities: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 1 |
| September 2023 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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First aid Made Aug 31, 2026, sent to the company Sep 3, 2026, published by CPSC Sep 25, 2026
The product, in the report: A red TARGET shopping cart.
On August 30, 2026, I visited the Target store in Salem, MA with my 10-year-old daughter and 12-year-old autistic son for back to school shopping. After taking a shopping cart, my daughter’s finger was pricked by something in the cart. We discovered two large, loose razor blades sitting inside the carts cup holder/child seating area.
The situation was frightening and presents an obvious safety hazard, particularly because children routinely sit in and touch the areas around the front of Target shopping carts.
I am reporting this because I believe the incident needs to be formally documented and investigated. I would like Target to determine, if possible, how the razor blades ended up in the cart and to ensure that nearby carts are inspected so that another customer or child is not injured.
I have photographs documenting exactly what we found and can provide them upon request.
Please confirm that this complaint has been received and documented, and let me know what steps Target will take in response. Given the seriousness of finding exposed razor blades in an area readily accessible to children, I would appreciate follow-up from store management or the appropriate safety department.
Thank you, [REDACTED]
- Where
- Salem, Massachusetts: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Age 10, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Target, made or sold by Target
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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Hurt, care not known Made Sep 5, 2023, sent to the company May 16, 2024, published by CPSC May 31, 2024
The product, in the report: Target shopping cart Broken on both sides
The plastic handle on the right hand side of the car broke as the wheel on the other side of the cart I believe gave out it tipped over the entire cart with my daughter sitting inside the main part, and my son fell inward with the seat as it broke, and as it was falling at the same time, I was trying to hold them up to keep them up two or three people helped me as everything in the kids fell out
- Where
- Unspecified: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Age 2, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Target, made or sold by Target
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 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.
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