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RecallJun 25, 2026· Toys· Toddlers (1–3)

Small Fish Montessori Busy Board Toys

Official title: Montessori Busy Board Toys Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Magnet Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for Toys; Sold on Amazon by Small Fish

Magnets
Recalled Montessori Busy Board Toy
Recalled Montessori Busy Board Toy · Photo: CPSC
Recalled Montessori Busy Board Toy (Package – front)
Recalled Montessori Busy Board Toy (Package – front) · Photo: CPSC
Recalled Montessori Busy Board Toy (Package – back with label)
Recalled Montessori Busy Board Toy (Package – back with label) · Photo: CPSC

Small Fish Montessori Busy Board toys, model 2512JX02, were sold on Amazon. They were recalled because magnets can detach, violating the federal toy safety standard; swallowed high-powered magnets can attract each other inside the digestive system and cause serious injury or death.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the recalled busy boards and immediately take them away from children. Consumers can contact Small Fish for information on how to receive a full refund. Consumers will be asked to throw away the recalled busy board and email a photo of the disposed product to smallfishrecall@163.com.

Contact: Small Fish by email at smallfishrecall@163.com.

How common was it?

NicheAbout 1,013 sold at Amazon, about 3 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 busy boards violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because magnets can detach, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death.

Sold at

Online at Amazon.com from March 2026 through May 2026 for about $16.

Units

About 1,013

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

2512JX02

Brand

Small Fish

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Jun 25, 2026. 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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