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Equate humidifiers

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 10, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 10, 2026the latest report was made
  • Jan 10, 2026the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Equate
Maker
Walmart Stores Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
HumidifiersCPSC’s product type: Humidifiers (code 304), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from February 2025 to January 2026; the most in January 2026, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20261

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Hospital admission

    Made Jan 10, 2026, sent to the company Jan 14, 2026, published by CPSC Feb 4, 2026

    The product, in the report: Equate Warm Mist Humidifier, Visible, Filter Free, White & Blue, Top Fill, 1.3 Gallon, Big Water Capacity; purchased at WalMart

    Mother held the infant near the steam from the Equate Warm Mist Humidifier, and the infant sustained 2nd degree burns to the face and hand.

    Serial number
    E468273
    Where
    Clinton, Mississippi: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 0, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Equate, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission

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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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