Bins containing youngsters’ electrical toothbrushes have been recalled over a free button cell battery that officers stated might be “simply accessed by youngsters, posing an ingestion hazard.”
In response to a recall discover from the U.S. Client Product Security Fee (CPSC), the recall doesn’t have an effect on the Autobrush Sonic Professional Youngsters toothbrushes themselves however fairly the field during which the electrical toothbrushes had been offered.
In response to the recall discover, the batteries on the heart of the recall should not contained in the toothbrush; as a substitute, they’re housed contained in the plastic packaging within the containers. The CPSC stated the toothbrush containers fail to warn shoppers that they comprise button batteries, a authorized requirement beneath Reese’s Legislation.
“This isn’t a recall of the toothbrush itself,” Autobrush wrote on its recall web page. “Your baby’s Autobrush Sonic Professional Youngsters toothbrush is protected to make use of. This recall applies solely to the field it got here in.”
The CPSC stated that no accidents have been reported in reference to the recall.
What Bins Are Being Recalled?
In response to the recall discover, the affected containers had been offered in 4 completely different varieties, every exhibiting toothbrushes offered as Unity the Unicorn, Lenni the Lion, Harley the Hippo and Danny the Dino.
The CPSC stated the toothbrushes had been offered between March 2023 and December 2025 on-line at TryAutobrush.com.
Shoppers are urged to throw the containers within the trash and fill out a kind at Autobrush’s web site to obtain a $5 credit score.
What Is Reese’s Legislation?
Enacted in 2022, Reese’s Legislation requires the CPSC to enact requirements for merchandise that comprise button cell or coin batteries, in addition to set necessities for warnings and child-resistant packaging.
In response to the CPSC, the legislation requires merchandise to have the next:
- Battery compartments containing replaceable button cell or coin batteries should be secured such that they require using a instrument or a minimum of two impartial and simultaneous hand actions to open.
- Button cell or coin battery compartments should not permit such batteries to be accessed or liberated on account of use and abuse testing.
- The packaging for the general product should bear a warning.
- The product itself should bear a warning, if practicable.
- Accompanying directions and manuals should embody the entire relevant warnings.
