RecallAug 7, 2025· All ages

Petmate Pet Zone Pet Toys

Official title: Petmate Recalls Pet Zone Pet Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion Hazard; Violation of Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries; Sold Exclusively at Menards

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Recalled Pet Zone Laser Pointer and LED Ball Pet Toys · Photo: CPSC

Item #:15712EAM3 appears on the back of the recalled pet toys · Photo: CPSC

"Danger" and "Accession No. 2430278-000" are printed on a silver label located on the laser pointer tube · Photo: CPSC

Petmate is recalling Pet Zone Laser Pointer & LED Ball pet toys sold at Menards stores and online. The LED ball can break on impact, making its button cell batteries easy for children to reach; swallowed batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled pet toys and contact Petmate for a full refund. Note: Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. If disposing of or recycling button cell or coin batteries, do so in a manner that follows local hazardous waste procedures.

Contact: Petmate toll-free at 888-847-8716 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at https://recallrtr.com/pettoys or https://petmate.com and click "Recall" at the bottom of the page for more information.

How common was it?

WidespreadAbout 15,400 sold at Menards, about 7 months

Tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands sold, or at big chain stores. Check your home.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled pet toys violate the mandatory standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries as required by Reese's Law because the LED-illuminated plastic sphere can break upon impact, making the button cell batteries easily accessible to children, posing an ingestion hazard. Swallowed batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.

Sold at

Menards stores nationwide and online from September 2024 through March 2025 for about $4.

Units

About 15,400

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

15712EAM, 2430278-000

Brand

Pet Zone

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Aug 7, 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.