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A box containing a children’s electric toothbrush has been recalled due to a loose button battery, which authorities said could be “easily accessible to children and pose a risk of accidental ingestion.”
According to a recall notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), this recall affects the box in which the electric toothbrush was sold, not the Autobrush Sonic Pro Kids toothbrush itself.
According to the recall notice, the batteries at the center of the recall are not included in the toothbrushes. Instead, it is housed inside the box’s plastic packaging. The CPSC said the toothbrush boxes did not warn consumers that they contained button batteries, which is legally required under lease law.
“This is not a recall for the toothbrush itself,” Autobrush wrote on its recall page. “Your child’s Autobrush Sonic Pro Kids toothbrush is safe to use. This recall applies only to the box it came in.”
CPSC said no injuries related to the recall have been reported.
Which boxes are recalled?
According to the recall notice, the affected boxes were sold in four different varieties, each depicting a toothbrush sold as Unity the Unicorn, Lenny the Lion, Harley the Hippo and Danny the Dinosaur.
The toothbrushes were sold online at TryAutobrush.com from March 2023 to December 2025, according to the CPSC.
Consumers are asked to throw the box in the trash and fill out a form on Autobrush’s website to receive a $5 credit.
What is Reese’s Law?
The Leasing Act of 2022 requires the CPSC to establish standards for products containing button or coin cells, as well as requirements for warnings and child-resistant packaging.
According to the CPSC, the law requires products to have the following requirements:
- Battery compartments containing replaceable button or coin batteries must be secured using a tool or in a manner that requires at least two independent and simultaneous hand movements.
- Button or coin battery compartments shall not permit access to or release of such batteries as a result of use and abuse testing.
- The entire product packaging must contain a warning.
- If possible, warnings should be placed on the product itself.
- The accompanying instructions and manuals must contain all applicable warnings.
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