Nearly 963 spiral spinning toys sold exclusively on SHEIN.com are being recalled because they contain small balls that violate the federal government’s own small-ball ban for children under three, according to CPSC’s recall notice. SHEIN Distribution Corporation, based in Los Angeles, sold the toys from September 2025 through May 2026 for $6 to $16.
Key Points
- The recalled toys are spinning spiral toys with colored platforms, sold in 3, 5 or 7-tier models plus a bull-head variant, featuring small yellow plastic balls shaped like bear heads that sit in a basket at the top, per CPSC.
- The toys violate the federal small ball ban, a mandatory standard that prohibits selling small balls as toys or toy components for children under three because of choking risk.
- No incidents or injuries have been reported to date, CPSC says.
- The toys were sold only online, through SHEIN.com, making the roughly 963-unit recall a narrow but direct compliance failure with an existing federal safety rule rather than a newly discovered defect.
What Parents Should Do
- Stop using the recalled toys immediately and take them away from children.
- Contact SHEIN for a full refund at 833-853-8668 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific, Monday through Friday), by emailing [email protected], or through SHEIN’s product recalls page.
- Consumers must confirm disposal of the entire toy, including every small ball, before a refund is issued.
- Do not pass the toy on to another family, donate it, or resell it. The small balls that make it dangerous are the same balls that make it recognizable.
The small ball ban exists specifically because loose round objects are among the most efficient chokers there are: a ball can form a near-complete seal in a toddler’s airway in a way that irregularly shaped objects often don’t. Federal law bans marketing small balls to children under three for exactly this reason, and CPSC’s toy safety guidance recommends using a choke-tube tester on any toy with detachable or loose small parts before handing it to a young child.
This is a small-volume recall compared with some others CPSC has issued this year, but the agency treats small ball ban violations seriously regardless of unit count, since the hazard is built into the product’s core design rather than a manufacturing defect. If your child has one of these spiral toys, check it against the images in CPSC’s recall listing and remove it from reach today.
