InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Build-A-Bear Workshop – Plush toy

Build-A-Bear Workshop – Plush toy

Name: Heartwarming Hugs Bear

Category: 10

Date: 2026-06-26

Product Category: Toys

Risk Type: Choking

Danger: The product has a small part (zipper slider on the side pouch) that may easily detach. Small children may put it in their mouth and choke The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 30/04/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 05/03/2026

Description: Large weighted plush bear, intended for children aged 3+, featuring a pouch with zipper containing a heart filled with ceramic beads which can be heated and cooled.

Notifying Country: Ireland

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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