JC Sales Recalls Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries
Recall date: April 16, 2026.
Built by the Tribune's code from CPSC's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What's recalled
This recall involves Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toys, model 24496. The products are white with small blue paw prints on the casing and include three button cell batteries. The model number is printed above the UPC# on the back of the package.
- The risk
The Montessori toy sets contain an airplane shaped teething toy that has tentacle ends that can pose a choking hazard to young children. The toys also violate the teething toy provision of the mandatory standard for children's toys. None reported
- Who's affected
Units: About 51,160, according to CPSC. Sold at: VR Wholesale (Arizona), Viva Bargain (California), and various discount stores nationwide and online at jcsalesweb.com from February 2023 through November 2025 for about $1.
- Compared with
JC Sales has 1 CPSC recall in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
No earlier CPSC recalls by JC Sales in records since Nov. 1, 2016.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
Consumers should stop using the recalled pet toys, place them in an area that children cannot access and properly dispose of the batteries. Contact JC Sales for a full refund. Customers will be asked to email a photograph of the disposed items to Recall@jcsales.net. Note: Button cell batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
CPSC's notice, word for word
Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: JC Sales toll free at 866-540-3334 and leave a voicemail. Voicemails are processed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at Recall@jcsales.net or online at https://www.jcsalesweb.com/ and click the "Recall" button on website for more information.
- Check it yourself
The record as CPSC published it
| CPSC recall number | 26428 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | April 16, 2026 |
| Company | JC Sales |
| Products | Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toy |
| Remedy offered | Refund |
| Importer | Shims Bargain, Inc., dba JC Sales, of Los Angeles, California |
| Manufactured in | China |
| UPC codes | 885490244963 |
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice