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CPSC: 1.5 Million OCOOPA Rechargeable Hand Warmers Recalled Over Fire Risk; One Death Reported

A U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission notice dated July 30, 2026 says the lithium-ion batteries in the recalled hand warmers can overheat and ignite.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:21 a.m. ET

OCOOPA-branded rechargeable hand warmers have been recalled in the United States, according to a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice dated July 30, 2026 and assigned recall number . The notice says the lithium-ion battery in the recalled units can overheat and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards. The recalling firm is listed as Shenzhen Street Cat Technology Co., Ltd., doing business as OCOOPA Direct, of China. According to the notice, The recall covers models UT3053, UT3056, ZLS-118, ZLS-118S, ZLS-118D, H01 and H01(PD). The describes them as dual-sided rechargeable hand warmers sold in varying colors and designs, in packs of two warmers that can be magnetically joined, with a charging cable. Each unit has a USB-C port to charge its built-in lithium-ion battery, adjustable heat, LED indicator lights on a hard plastic shell and a silicone lanyard. "OCOOPA" is printed on the top of the warmers and on the packaging, and the model number and three-digit batch number are printed on the underside. The says consumers should stop using the recalled hand warmers immediately and contact OCOOPA Direct for a full refund, either as an OCOOPA gift card or in the original form of payment. Consumers will be asked to write "RECALLED" on the device in permanent marker and submit a photo showing that marking, the model number and the three-digit batch number at https://www.ocoopa.com/pages/product-recalls. The notice says the recalled products must not be put in the trash, general recycling, or used-battery collection boxes at retail stores, because defective lithium-ion batteries present a greater fire risk; consumers should contact a municipal household hazardous waste collection center in advance to ask whether it accepts defective lithium-ion batteries, and if it does not, contact their municipality. The 's own recall database records no other enforcement action by this firm, which says nothing about fault in this action. For background on the product category: a hand warmer is a small, hand-held device carried in a pocket or held in the palm to warm cold hands, used for outdoor recreation and outdoor work, according to Wikipedia and HandWiki. Unlike disposable chemical packets that warm by oxidising iron powder, the battery type consists of a sealed casing containing a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a circuit board and an electric heating element, recharged from a USB cable rather than discarded; many such units also work as a power bank for charging a phone. They are finished consumer products bought at retail by the individual using them, so those affected are ordinary owners rather than industrial buyers. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration classifies such devices as portable electronic devices containing lithium-ion batteries, which are subject to rules on how they may be carried on aircraft. This background describes the product type only and says nothing about the recall.

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Version 67 Aug 2026, 13:21current
Added a headline and standfirst identifying the CPSC as the source and the recall date; no new facts since v5.
Version 57 Aug 2026, 09:20
Replaced the product-background paragraph's retailer/review sourcing with Wikipedia, HandWiki and FAA reference sources, and added the FAA's classification of these devices for air travel.
Version 47 Aug 2026, 04:45
Replaced the product-background paragraph with material sourced to CNN Underscored and GearJunkie reviews, removing the previous temperature, runtime and manufacturing-origin claims.
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Background paragraph rewritten to attribute each product-category detail to its named reference source (Wikipedia, Britannica, UW Clean Energy Institute, IEA) and those URLs added to sources cited.
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Removed the 'newly announced' caveat and rewrote the product-background paragraph to rest solely on the Wikipedia category description, dropping the battery-chemistry sourcing.
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