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CPSC Recalls About 178,000 OCTROT Heated Sherpa Throws and Blankets Over Fire Risk

The agency's July 30, 2026 notice says the electrical cord can detach and ignite, and cites 555 reports of melting, sparking or smoking, 27 fires and 15 injuries.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:15 a.m. ET
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall on July 30, 2026 of OCTROT-branded heated sherpa throws and blankets, according to the agency's recall notice (recall number ). The notice identifies the firm as Hangzhouyuefangjiajuyongpinyouxiangongsi, doing business as OCTROT, of China, and says the products were sold on Amazon. According to the notice, The notice states that The recall notice describes sherpa heated throws and blankets sold in gray and yellow, white with gray, white with yellow, white with blue and white with red, in five sizes: 50 by 62 inches, 50 by 60 inches, 62 by 84 inches, 64 by 84 inches and 84 by 90 inches. Each has a white controller with five temperature settings, and the controller's cord has two or four small holes at the lower connection point. The brand name and model numbers OCT-5060, OCT-5062, OCT-6248, OCT-7284 or OCT-8490 are printed on the packaging. The says consumers should stop using the products immediately and contact OCTROT for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to destroy the throws and blankets by unplugging the electrical cord and cutting it in half, send a photo of the destroyed product showing the cut cord to OctrotRecall@gmail.com, and then dispose of the product. The agency's recall database records no other enforcement action by this firm; that says nothing about fault in this action. For readers unfamiliar with the product category: UL 964, the U.S. standard for electrically heated bedding published by UL Standards & Engagement, covers textile blankets and throws with thin insulated heating wires built in, wired to a flexible cord and a switch or adjustable temperature control, and run on single-phase alternating current at a nominal 110–120 volts. The standard requires the electrical parts to be sealed inside a fabric shell with no openings and strongly stitched seams, and it treats a "throw" as the smaller format — typically under about 75 inches long or narrower than a bed blanket — intended for draping over a person or furniture. Sherpa is a plush pile-surfaced blanket fabric, and the colourways and five sizes are ordinary variants of the same item. These are finished household goods bought ready to use, so those affected are individual households rather than industrial buyers. That description is background about the product type and says nothing about this recall. The recall notice remains the only record available at this stage.

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