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CPSC Recalls About 404 CuddleCubs Creations Teething Toy Sets Over Choking Hazard

The agency says the pull-string teether violates the mandatory federal toy standard because its silicone strings are smaller and longer than permitted; no injuries have been reported.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:14 a.m. ET
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published a recall notice on July 23, 2026 covering CuddleCubs Creations Baby Highchair Teething Toy Sets, recall number . The notice states the recall involves units, in the colors "BlueOrange" and "YellowOrange," each set containing a suction-cup pull-string teether set with a chick-shaped teether and a pull-string toy. The violative pull-string toy has an orange bug-shaped center ball with six long silicone pull strings of various colors running through it and one light-green center string. According to the notice, the recalled sets contain a pull-string teething toy that violates the mandatory standard for toys because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than permitted. The agency states the strings can reach the back of a child's throat and become lodged, posing a risk of respiratory distress and a deadly choking hazard. No injuries have been reported, according to the notice. The recall notice names the firm as Foshanshi Kaijinying Dianzishangmao Youxiangongsi (Foshan Kaijinying Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd.), doing business as YouRfocus, of China. The products were sold on Amazon. The 's own recall database records no other enforcement action by this firm; that record says nothing about fault in this action. The says consumers should stop using the pull-string teething toys immediately, take them away from children and contact YouRfocus for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to destroy the toy by cutting all silicone strings and writing "DESTROYED" in permanent marker on the main body, then send a photo of the destroyed toy to cuddlecubscreation@126.com before disposing of it. For readers unsure whether they own one: a teether, or teething ring, is an object typically made of rubber, plastic or silicone that a baby at the teething stage bites and mouths, according to Merriam-Webster, the Britannica Dictionary and Wikipedia. This kind of set pairs that mouthing toy with a small figure — here a chick — on a suction-cup base and pull string, so the base sticks to a flat surface such as a highchair tray and a seated child can pull or tug the attached toy. Federal rules at 16 CFR Part 1501, as published in the eCFR, group teethers, pull and push toys, and toys meant to be affixed to a crib, stroller or playpen together as toys for children under three, and toys of this class with accessible cords or strings are subject to specific length and performance requirements the administers. It is a finished retail product bought by parents, carers and gift-givers rather than an industrial item; the non-commercial sources consulted do not state a country of manufacture for this item.

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Revision history

  1. Version 57 Aug 2026, 15:14current

    Removed the closing "open and developing" line as the recall notice is published; no factual changes.

  2. Version 47 Aug 2026, 12:15

    Rewrote the explanatory closing paragraph to match the cited dictionary and 16 CFR Part 1501 reference sources, removing unsupported detail about materials and pacifiers.

  3. Version 37 Aug 2026, 07:21

    Removed the unsourced reference to third-party testing and certification requirements, and noted that non-commercial reference sources do not establish the set's country of manufacture.

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