Serious riskCPSC
Small Fish Montessori busy boards recalled for magnet ingestion risk
Small Fish Montessori Busy Board toys (model 2512JX02) contain magnets that can detach and be swallowed by children. When multiple magnets are ingested, they can attract each other inside the digestive system, causing serious injury or death from intestinal perforation, blockage, or infection.
From the CPSC notice · Read the official notice ↗
What to do
- Stop letting children use this toy immediately.
- Take the busy board away from children and keep it out of reach.
- Contact Small Fish at smallfishrecall@163.com for a full refund.
- Throw away the toy and email a photo of the disposed product to smallfishrecall@163.com to complete the refund.
Is yours affected?
Compare your label or packaging with the recalled product.
- Product
- Small Fish Montessori Busy Board Toys
- Sold at
- Online at Amazon.com from March 2026 through May 2026 for about $16.
- Sold in
- Nationwide
- Made for
- Children
Photos from the CPSC
Details
- Units affected
- About 1,013
- Injuries reported
- None reported
- Illnesses reported
- None reported
- Fix
- Refund
- Manufactured in
- China
- Company contact
- Small Fish by email at smallfishrecall@163.com.
- Recall number
- 26579
In the CPSC's words
- Description
- 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.
- Hazard
- 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.
- 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.