Melissa & Doug pretend-play toys

5 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 16, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

5reports to CPSC
Aug 16, 2026the latest report was made
Jan 12, 2012the earliest
3with the company’s comments

Brand: Melissa & Doug
Maker: Melissa & Doug, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Pretend-play toysToy electronics, tools, housewares and appliancesCPSC’s product type: Pretend Electronics, Tools, Housewares & Appliances (code 5020), in Toys & Children: Toys

Other ways the reports write the brand (2)

“Melissa & Doug Wooden Take Along Tool Kit #494” and “Melissa and Doug”

By month

1 report from September 2025 to August 2026; the most in August 2026, 1. 4 earlier reports, since January 2012, are in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
August 2026	1
September 2023	1
December 2022	1
September 2015	1
January 2012	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

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.

Hurt, no treatment
Made Aug 16, 2026, sent to the company Aug 19, 2026, published by CPSC Sep 11, 2026

The product, in the report: Melissa and Doug metal shopping cart

My son was playing with his Melissa and Doug shopping cart when he accidentally slipped his foot into the bottom of the cart. It was able to slide in, but unable to come back out. His foot needed to be cut out by a firefighter.

Bought from
Amazon
Bought
Dec 20, 2025, about then
Where
Paxton, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 1, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Melissa and Doug, made or sold by Melissa & Doug, LLC
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(9/1/2026) Melissa & Doug, LLC: The Melissa & Doug Grocery Shopping Cart has been tested by independent laboratories and passes ASTM F963, CCPSA, EN71, and ISO 8124 – toy standards referred to or mandated by most countries throughout the world. They have consistently passed all testing by CPSC certified laboratories.
We at Melissa & Doug take safety, consumer comments, and concerns very seriously. Our address is listed on every product, and our toll-free phone number is on our website, so it is easy for consumers to reach us. We strive to address any concerns reported to us. In this case we have taken steps to re-verify our process controls, including contacting the consumer to retrieve the product for evaluation and review. We continue to follow our sound testing program to ensure continued product compliance.

CPSC report 20260816-FB616-2147312352. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
First aid
Made Sep 29, 2023, sent to the company Oct 3, 2023, published by CPSC Oct 25, 2023

The product, in the report: Melissa & Doug Take-Along Tool Kit Wooden Construction Toy; yellow square

Child’s finger got stuck in wooden piece with hole in center of Melissa & Doug Take-Along Tool Kit Wooden Construction Toy. The finger began to lose circulation and after unsuccessfully trying oils and [petroleum] jelly/[REDACTED], the product had to be cut off the finger.

Model
Take-Along Tool Kit Wooden Construction Toy
Where
Yakima, Washington: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 4, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Melissa & Doug, made or sold by Melissa & Doug, LLC
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

The company’s comments, in its own words

(10/11/2023) Melissa & Doug, LLC: We at Melissa & Doug take safety, consumer comments, and concerns very seriously. Our toll-free phone number is listed on every product, so it is easy for consumers to reach us. In this case, the consumer did not contact us.
The Take-Along Tool Kit has been tested by independent laboratories and passes ASTM F963, CCPSA, EN71, and ISO 8124 – toy standards referred to or mandated by most countries throughout the world. It has consistently passed all testing by CPSC certified laboratories.
The product is appropriately labeled for children over 36 months old, both on its packaging and permanently labeled on the toy.
Over 1/2 million units of this item have been sold in the last three years. According to our records, this is the first incident of this nature reported on this product since at least 2017. Despite this outstanding record, we strive to address any concerns reported to us.
Upon learning of the incident, we immediately took additional steps to re-verify our process reviews, tests, and inspections beyond the in-place controls, and we continue to follow our sound testing program for product compliance. We have reached out to the consumer and are working to gather more information about their experience.

CPSC report 20230929-243D6-2147344954. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Dec 26, 2022, sent to the company Dec 30, 2022, published by CPSC Jan 17, 2023

The product, in the report: Melissa & Doug Let’s Explore Ranger Dog Play Set, light yellow plush dog, black safety eyes, brown safety nose, light blue safety vest with first aid accessories, green plastic boots and walkie talkie, blue collar with red heart tag decorated in white outline and white star symbol.

My 4 year old daughter received a Melissa and Doug Let’s Explore Ranger Dog Play Set for Christmas and I would like to report the included walkie talkie as a choking hazard. I unscrewed the battery compartment with a small phillips head screwdriver, installed 2 double A batteries in the compartment, reinserted the plastic tab on the compartment enclosure and screwed it closed. Unbeknownst to me, the enclosure fell off shortly after and my husband repeated this process. Then, this morning, my 4 year old brought me the walkie talkie again asking me to reaffix the battery enclosure. At no point did we remove or strip the included screw. After realizing that we had both tried and failed to affix the enclosure in a way that it would remain secure, we both tried to screw it together again. All of our attempts failed. The battery compartment will not stay secure and I am extremely grateful that my daughter came to us instead of putting the tiny screw or batteries in her mouth.

UPC
000772308380
Serial number
30838
Where
Fort Worth, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 4, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Melissa & Doug, made or sold by Melissa & Doug, LLC
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(1/6/2023) Melissa & Doug, LLC: We at Melissa & Doug take safety, consumer comments, and concerns very seriously. Our toll-free phone number is listed on every product, so it is easy for consumers to reach us.
The Rescue Dog has been tested by independent laboratories and passes ASTM F963, CCPSA, EN71, and ISO 8124 – toy standards referred to or mandated by most countries throughout the world. It has consistently passed all testing by CPSC certified laboratories.
The product is appropriately labeled for children over 36 months old, both on its packaging and permanently labeled on the toy.
Over 76,000 units of this style have been sold since its inception. We checked our records and not had an incident like this reported on this product. Despite this outstanding record, we strive to address any concerns reported to us. In this case we immediately took additional steps to re-verify our process reviews, tests, and inspections beyond the in-place controls, and we continue to follow our sound testing program for product compliance.
We have tried to contact the consumer and hope to make arrangements to send a suitable toy for the child.

CPSC report 20221226-AF793-2147351855. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Emergency room
Made Sep 24, 2015, sent to the company Jan 6, 2016, published by CPSC Feb 10, 2016

The product, in the report: Toy kitchen

This caller is reporting her child’s deluxe toy kitchen play center stating that there is a severe problem with off gassing that has endangered her small child. She purchased the kitchen set January 2014, however the child was too young to play with it until around April 2014.
The caller and her husband were not aware of the problem in the beginning and they were allowing their daughter to play with the kitchen who has severe Asthma.
The father of the family and their daughters 2 1/2 year old twin brother who does not have Asthma are not affected by the kitchen, however the mother who is the caller has had sore throats whenever the kitchen toy is in the home and the 2 1/2 year old daughter has required 4 times daily Albuterol inhaler. Submitter noted more severe incidents have required hospital treatment with steroids in addition to Albuterol.
These incidents are usually during the cooler months when the windows are closed and less during the warmer months when the windows are open. The submitter also noted more severe incidents requiring trips to ER occurred in warm months.
The child has had to have numerous breathing treatments at the hospital and at home until the kitchen was removed again one month ago and since then the child has had no problems with her Asthma.
This removal from the house and then replacement of the kitchen toy has occurred several times to pinpoint the source of the child’s Asthma attacks with the caller stating that this is the last time and that the kitchen will not come back into her home.
The caller is reporting these incidents as a severe breathing hazard especially for those with allergies or Asthma.
The caller contacted the manufacturer around July 2014 and was contacted in August by [REDACTED]1 (800) 284-3948, [REDACTED]from the marketing department who took a report, sent free products but no action pertaining to the kitchen.
The caller is asking that this kitchen can be inspected and recalled while stating that 2 years is plenty of time for off gassing to dissipate.
The submitter stated product is compliant for formaldehyde, phax 2.

Model
Child’s Deluxe Kitchen Play Center
UPC
0077202607
Serial number
H2607
Bought from
Amazon.com
Bought
Jan 1, 2014, about then
Where
Redmond, Washington: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 2, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Melissa & Doug, made or sold by Melissa & Doug, LLC
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

CPSC report 20150924-3750A-1519343. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Jan 12, 2012, sent to the company Jan 23, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 6, 2012

The product, in the report: Melissa & Doug Wooden Take Along Tool Kit #494

Melissa & Doug Wooden Take Along Tool Kit When my 3 yr old was playing with the bolts she was able to easily remove to bolt head from the shaft and the wrench style piece had the small end pop right off making small easy to swallow pieces. Very unsafe for a toddler.

Model
Melissa & Doug Wooden Take Along Tool Kit #494
UPC
000772004947
Bought from
gift
Where
Columbus, Wisconsin: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 3, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Melissa & Doug Wooden Take Along Tool Kit #494, made or sold by Melissa & Doug, LLC
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20120112-DE2CD-2147471373. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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.

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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.

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

Melissa & Doug pretend-play toys

At a glance

By month

How badly anyone was hurt

The reports, as CPSC published them

CPSC’s disclaimer

Sources

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