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RecallApr 24, 2025· All ages

AliExpress LED Strip Lights

Official title: AliExpress Recalls LED Strip Lights Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion Hazard; Violations of Reese's Law Federal Safety Regulations for Consumer Products with Coin Batteries; Sold on AliExpress.com

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Recalled AliExpress LED strip light - purple
Recalled AliExpress LED strip light - purple · Photo: CPSC
Recalled AliExpress LED strip lights
Recalled AliExpress LED strip lights · Photo: CPSC
Recalled AliExpress LED strip light - green
Recalled AliExpress LED strip light - green · Photo: CPSC

These RGB-branded color-changing LED strip lights powered by button batteries were sold on AliExpress.com. They were recalled because children can easily get to the lithium coin batteries and the required warnings are missing; swallowed batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the recalled LED strip lights immediately and contact AliExpress to receive a full refund. Consumers should destroy the lights by cutting them in half and disposing of them. Consumers must send a photo of the destroyed lights to us_product_recall@aliexpress.com or by replying to the recall email sent by AliExpress. AliExpress is contacting all known purchasers directly. Note: Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.

Contact: AliExpress online service at https://helpcenter.aliexpress.com/s/BuyerHelp/home?language=en_US&m_station=BuyerHelp and click on "Online Services" at the bottom of the page, email at us_product_recall@aliexpress.com, or online at https://helpcenter.aliexpress.com/s/BuyerHelp/knowledge?categoryId=1000110454&language=en_US&m_station=BuyerHelp&questionId=1061297473&regulation=US-product-recall or www.aliexpress.com and click on "Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.

How common was it?

NicheAbout 390 sold, about 9 months

Fewer than about 5,000 sold, or sold in only a few places. Most families won't have one.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled lights violate the mandatory federal regulations for consumer products designed to use button cell or coin batteries because the strip lights allow easy access by children to the lithium coin batteries, posing an ingestion hazard. In addition, the recalled products do not have the required warnings. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.

Sold at

Aliexpress.com from March 2024 through November 2024 for about $3.

Units

About 390

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Brand

RGB

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Apr 24, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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