Sweet Cubby has recalled approximately 12,461 children’s loungewear sets after federal regulators determined the two-piece sets violate the mandatory federal flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, creating a risk of serious burn injuries or death. The sets were sold nationwide on SHEIN.com between June 2025 and May 2026, meaning tens of thousands of the garments have already reached homes before the September 10, 2026 recall was announced.
The recalled sets consist of a short-sleeved shirt and matching shorts in children’s sizes 5-6Y through 13-14Y, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall notice. No injuries have been reported to date. The garments are manufactured by Hong Kong Xuheyuan Trading Co., Ltd., doing business as Sweet Cubby, based in China.
Key Points
- Product: Sweet Cubby children’s loungewear sets — short-sleeved shirt and shorts
- Hazard: Sets violate the federal flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, risking serious burns or death
- Units recalled: approximately 12,461
- Sizes: children’s 5-6Y through 13-14Y
- Sold: SHEIN.com, June 2025 through May 2026
- Price: $8 to $12
- Identification: “Batch No.: 272779” printed on the sewn-in neck label and seam label
- Incidents/injuries reported: none as of the recall date
- Recall number: 26-752
Federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear exist specifically because loose-fitting cotton and cotton-blend garments — the kind marketed as soft, breathable loungewear — can ignite and burn far faster than treated or snug-fitting sleepwear when they come near an open flame, a stovetop, a candle, or a space heater. Loungewear sold and marketed as everyday wear, rather than sleepwear, is a common way products end up skirting the standard altogether, since the rule technically only applies to garments marketed for sleep. Regulators flagged these Sweet Cubby sets specifically because their design and use pattern put them in the same risk category the standard was written to cover.
What Consumers Should Do
- Stop using the sets immediately, especially near stoves, candles, fireplaces, or space heaters.
- Check the neck label and seam label for “Batch No.: 272779” to confirm whether a set purchased on SHEIN.com in the affected window is included.
- Consumers are entitled to a full refund.
- To receive it, the recall instructs consumers to destroy the garments by cutting them in half, photograph the destroyed sets, and email the photo to [email protected] before disposal.
- Do not donate, resell, or hand the sets down to another child — cutting and disposing of them is the only way to remove the hazard from circulation.
Parents who bought children’s loungewear or “cozy” two-piece sets from SHEIN in the recalled window, even if the specific batch number doesn’t match, may want to double-check the fabric content and fit against basic sleepwear safety guidance: snug-fitting garments made from flame-resistant materials remain the safer default for anything a child might wear to bed or lounge in near household heat sources.
