Recalls in 2023
By month
Toys & kids recalls in New Zealand in 2023
- 2023-12-20
NZRiff the Fox Teether
The black ear tips of this product may detach and form a small part, which may pose a choking hazard for young children and could lead to severe injury and/or death.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice →- NZ
Christmas Light up Gnomes
The retaining tab on the battery cover could break therefore not totally securing the battery due to the possibility of the battery backing cover being slightly raised or lifted therefore not sitting flush to the base.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-12-14
- NZ
Magnetic Balls Fidget toy
The product may not comply with the Unsafe Goods (Small High Powered Magnets) Indefinite Prohibition Notice 2014 ( Notice ), as the notice prohibits supply of magnets where at least two of them are each able to fit…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-12-13
- NZ
Oversized Kids Hoodie Blanket
There is no fire hazard information on the physical product, which means the hooded blanket (nightwear) does not meet fire hazard labelling requirements, and may pose a potential fire risk which could lead to serious…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-11-22
- NZ
SKEP Deluxe Bouncer Swing
The product was packaged in a box that displayed a sleeping baby in the swing despite the fact that this bouncer swing is not an infant sleep product and should never be used for sleep. Infant products that have an…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - NZ
Mocka Wooden Play gym
The Mocka Wooden play gym (ID T03869) has small hanging beads that may become detached during play, and this could pose a choking hazard to young children.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-10-30
- NZ
Kids Hooded Blanket
There is no fire hazard information on the physical product, meaning the hooded blanket (nightwear) does not meet fire hazard labelling requirements, and may pose a potential fire risk which could lead to serious burns.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-10-26
- NZ
Kids Flannelette Pyjama Sets
The fire hazard warning label is in an incorrect place, being not clearly visible on the back neck.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - NZ
Kids and Toddler Oversized Wearable Blanket Hoodies
The product does not have the required fire hazard labelling, posing a risk of serious burn injuries if exposed to a heat or flame source.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-09-29
- NZ
Rainbow Road Board Book Series
MBI has identified a potential risk that in certain circumstances, the circular binding rings for the books can be torn free, potentially posing a choking hazard.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-09-20
- NZ
Zazi Little b Teether
The teether is likely to fail one of the clauses of the Safety Standard for teethers. The size and shape of the teether means that it may become lodged in a child’s airway, and/or create impaction hazards associated…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-09-04
- NZ
Navybaby Wooden Rabbit
The wooden rabbit failed to comply with regulations for a product marketed as a teether. If inhaled, it may pose a choking hazard to children.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - NZ
Navybaby Teething peg
The teething peg failed to comply with regulations for a product marketed as a teether. If inhaled, it may pose a choking hazard to a child.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - NZ
Navybaby peg Figure
The peg figure failed to comply with regulations for a product marketed as a teether. If inhaled, it may pose a choking hazard to a child.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - NZ
Butterfly Wand With Crown
The toy can release small parts that, if seperated, may pose a choking or suffocation hazard to young children, which could lead to severe injury or death.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - NZ
Animal Shoot Ball toy
The small balls contained in the packages of the Animal Shoot Ball Toy may pose a choking or suffocation hazard for young children, which can lead to severe injury or death.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-08-28
- NZ
The Oodie - Kids Beach Oodie
The product does not comply with the requirements of the mandatory safety standard for nightwear for children by not having the required fire hazard labelling. There is a risk of serious burn injuries if exposed to a…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - NZ
Merino Kids GoGo Bag Standard Weight / All Season Navy Stripe Sizes Baby 3-24mths & Toddler 2-4years
Fire Safety Hazard Labelling Not Clear Enough.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-08-24
- NZ
Ark's baby grabber
The product doesn’t meet a mandatory toys standard that applies for baby teethers and poses a choking hazard for small children.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-07-25
- NZ
ANKO Baby Activity Chair
This product doesn’t comply with the mandatory standard for toys for children up to and including 36 months of age . The material stitching around the elephant’s ear that secures the small plastic mirror, may fail and…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-07-21
- NZ
Mini Cars Construction Vehicle set
The toy cars may release small parts that may pose a choking hazard to young children (under 36 months).
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-07-12
- NZ
Philips Avent Digital Video Baby Monitor
A limited batch of parent units of Philips video baby monitors that were manufactured between 2016 and January 2020 were equipped with rechargeable lithium-ion batteries which can overheat under some conditions. The…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-06-26
- NZ
Baby Shark Bath Toys
The Full Sized Baby Shark’s and Mini Sized Baby Shark’s top fin is made of plastic and is not malleable and therefore may cause injury. Complaints received by ZURU all concerned situations in which children were…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-06-09
- NZ
Chemist Warehouse Wooden Puzzle Assorted
The wooden puzzles carried a warning "Warning: Contains small parts. Not suitable for children under 3 years” as block number 8 of the aeroplane set and block number 5 of the boat set fit wholly within the small parts…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-04-24
- NZ
ANKO Kids Digital Watches
The battery compartment of the product is not adequately secured so button batteries may be accessible. If young children gain access to the button batteries and ingest them, they may suffer internal burn injuries,…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-04-20
- NZ
ZARA boy Shirt, Long Sleeved With Buttons
In some circumstances, the brown buttons located on the shirt may come off. If this occurs, it may pose a potential choking hazard to a child.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-04-19
- NZ
- 2023-04-12
- NZ
Babyco Flair Highchair
Baby Factory has had wording on www.babyfactory.co.nz “could use the seat recliner for comfortable naps” since it started selling the Babyco Flair Highchair in November 2018. In August 2020 NZ prohibited the sale or…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-03-13
- NZ
Children's Nightwear Range
The pyjamas (nightwear) does not meet the fire hazard labelling requirements of the mandatory Product Safety Standard (Children’s Nightwear and Limited Daywear Having Reduced Fire Hazard) Regulation 2016. Parents and…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-03-08
- NZ
3 IN 1 Four Wheels Baby Stroller & Compatible Baby Capsule with Base & Bassinet, and Baby Capsule with Base
The infant capsule with base has warning, guidance labels, and the manufacture date paper label missing. This lack of information could cause potential injury.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-03-01
- NZ
Baby Factory Ingenuity Morrison™ Soothing Bouncer
In 2022, The Baby Factory mistakenly posted an image of a baby sleeping in the Ingenuity Morrison™Soothing Bouncer on www.babyfactory.co.nz. The product is not an infant sleep product and should never be used for…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-02-14
- NZ
Ingenuity: Boutique Collection Swing 'n Go Portable Swing
The product is not intended for sleeping in. Infant sleep products that have an incline greater than 7° are not suitable for infants to sleep in and are considered unsafe to do so.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - NZ
Children's Nightwear Range
Does not have correctly formatted fire hazard information labels attached as required under the Safety Standard. Wrong colour and format of the label.
Product Safety NZOfficial notice → - 2023-01-12
- NZ
Shopez - Neo Cube Magic Beads Magnetic Balls Puzzle Set
The magnet balls are high powered magnets. If more than one small high powered magnet is swallowed, the magnets can pull together across the walls of a child's intestine, which can lead to internal injuries that…
Product Safety NZOfficial notice →