# JC Sales Recalls Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries For JC Sales Recalls Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries, cpsc recall number is 26-428; product is Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toy; recall date is April 16, 2026; remedy type is Refund; units affected is About 51,160, verified against its source on 2026-09-01. - **CPSC recall number:** 26-428 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Recall:** JC Sales Recalls Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Product:** Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toy _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Recall date:** April 16, 2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Hazard:** The recalled pet toys violate the mandatory standard for consumer products with button cell and coin batteries because the battery compartment is not secure, making the button cell batteries easily accessible to children, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. In addition, the button batteries provided with the pet toys are not in child-resistant packaging, and the packaging does not have the warnings as required by Reese’s Law . When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Remedy type:** Refund _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **What to do:** Consumers should stop using the recalled pet toys, place them in an area that children cannot access and properly dispose of the batteries. Contact JC Sales for a full refund. Customers will be asked to email a photograph of the disposed items to Recall@jcsales.net . Note: Button cell batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Units affected:** About 51,160 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Incidents and injuries:** None reported _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Recalling firm:** Shims Bargain, Inc., dba JC Sales, of Los Angeles, California _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Manufactured in:** China _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Sold at:** VR Wholesale (Arizona), Viva Bargain (California), and various discount stores nationwide and online at jcsalesweb.com from February 2023 through November 2025 for about $1. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Which items are affected:** This recall involves Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toys, model 24496. The products are white with small blue paw prints on the casing and include three button cell batteries. The model number is printed above the UPC# on the back of the package. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ ## What the source says > Name of Product: Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toy Hazard: The recalled pet toys violate the mandatory standard for consumer products with button cell and coin batteries because the battery compartment is not secure, making the button cell batteries easily accessible to children, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. In addition, the button batteries provided with the pet toys are not in child-resistant packaging, and the packaging does not have the warnings as required by Reese’s Law . When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 16, 2026 Units: About 51,160 ## Where each value comes from This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it. ### CPSC recall number > Recall number: 26-428 ### Recall > JC Sales Recalls Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries ### Product > Name of Product: Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toy ### Recall date > Recall Date: April 16, 2026 ### Hazard > Hazard: The recalled pet toys violate the mandatory standard for consumer products with button cell and coin batteries because the battery compartment is not secure, making the button cell batteries easily accessible to children, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. In addition, the button batteries provided with the pet toys are not in child-resistant packaging, and the packaging does not have the warnings as required by Reese’s Law . When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death. ### Remedy type > Remedy: Refund ### What to do > Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled pet toys, place them in an area that children cannot access and properly dispose of the batteries. Contact JC Sales for a full refund. Customers will be asked to email a photograph of the disposed items to Recall@jcsales.net . Note: Button cell batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures. ### Units affected > Units: About 51,160 ### Incidents and injuries > Incidents/Injuries: None reported ### Recalling firm > Importer(s): Shims Bargain, Inc., dba JC Sales, of Los Angeles, California ### Manufactured in > Manufactured In: China ### Sold at > Sold At: VR Wholesale (Arizona), Viva Bargain (California), and various discount stores nationwide and online at jcsalesweb.com from February 2023 through November 2025 for about $1. ### Which items are affected > Description: This recall involves Lil' Buddies Pet Laser Toys, model 24496. The products are white with small blue paw prints on the casing and include three button cell batteries. The model number is printed above the UPC# on the back of the package. ## Source - https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/JC-Sales-Recalls-Lil-Buddies-Pet-Laser-Toys-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Battery-Ingestion-Hazard-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Consumer-Products-with-Button-Cell-Batteries - https://www.saferproducts.gov/RestWebServices/Recall?RecallDateStart=2026-01-01&format=json Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2026-10-01. Part of [Current CPSC consumer product recalls, with hazard and remedy](https://referencesource.org/cpsc-consumer-product-recalls-current/).