Montessori Busy Board Toys Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Magnet Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for Toys; Sold on Amazon by Small Fish
- Date
- Jun 25, 2026
- Company
- Lesonic Technology Co., Ltd., dba Small Fish, of China
- Product
- Small Fish Montessori Busy Board Toys
- Reason
- The busy boards violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because magnets can detach, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death.
- Hazard
- Undeclared allergen
- Units
- About 1,013
- Remedy
- Consumers should stop using the recalled busy boards and immediately take them away from children. Consumers can contact Small Fish for information on how to receive a full refund. Consumers will be asked to throw away the recalled busy board and email a photo of the disposed product to smallfishrecall@163.com.
- Source
- CPSC
Stores named in the notice
- Amazon: “…h from Magnet Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for Toys; Sold on Amazon by Small Fish Online at Amazon.com from March 2026 through May 2026…”
How to identify the product
- This recall involves Small Fish Montessori Busy Board toys, model 2512JX02. The busy board consists of a wooden base with six multi-colored removable square activity panels, including flipping mirror, abacus, finger spinner, spinning gear, rain maker and bead maze panels. "Montessori Busy Board" and model number "2512JX02" are printed on labels on the back of the package.
- Sold at: Online at Amazon.com from March 2026 through May 2026 for about $16. |
- Consumers should stop using the recalled busy boards and immediately take them away from children. Consumers can contact Small Fish for information on how to receive a full refund. Consumers will be asked to throw away the recalled busy board and email a photo of the disposed product to smallfishrecall@163.com.
Facts are taken from the official notice. If anything here differs from it, the official notice is correct.