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Build-A-Bear Workshop Recalls Heartwarming Hugs Bears Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard to Children is CPSC recall #26457, announced on April 30, 2026. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves the Heartwarming Hugs weighted plush bear with model number 034464. It has a side pouch containing a heart filled with 2.5 pounds of ceramic beads, which can be heated or cooled for comfort. The pouch is secured with a zipper. The product is graded 3 years+ and carries a cautionary statement advising adult supervision due to the heated/cooled element. The model number is located on the label sewn into the back side of one bear leg. The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using the recalled heartwarming hugs bear and return it to a local build-a-bear workshop store to receive a refund in the form of original payment or a gift card for the original purchase price redeemable toward any available make-your-own furry friend and any other available merchandise. if a consumer is unable to return their heartwarming hugs bear to a local store, they can visit www.buildabear.com/recalls for more information or call build-a-bear to receive a free return shipping label to return the recalled bear and to receive a refund check in the form of original payment or in the form of a digital gift card to use on the firm's website.. Affected brand: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc..
This recall involves the Heartwarming Hugs weighted plush bear with model number 034464. It has a side pouch containing a heart filled with 2.5 pounds of ceramic beads, which can be heated or cooled for comfort. The pouch is secured with a zipper. The product is graded 3 years+ and carries a cautionary statement advising adult supervision due to the heated/cooled element. The model number is located on the label sewn into the back side of one bear leg.
Affected products
Build-A-Bear Workshop Heartwarming Hugs Bears
Recalled brands
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Heartwarming Hugs Bear and return it to a local Build-A-Bear Workshop store to receive a refund in the form of original payment or a gift card for the original purchase price redeemable toward any available Make-Your-Own furry friend and any other available merchandise. If a consumer is unable to return their Heartwarming Hugs Bear to a local store, they can visit www.buildabear.com/recalls for more information or call Build-A-Bear to receive a free return shipping label to return the recalled bear and to receive a refund check in the form of original payment or in the form of a digital gift card to use on the firm's website.
Recall date
April 30, 2026
CPSC recall #26457 covers Build-A-Bear Workshop Recalls Heartwarming Hugs Bears Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard to Children, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on April 30, 2026. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves the Heartwarming Hugs weighted plush bear with model number 034464. It has a side pouch containing a heart filled with 2.5 pounds of ceramic beads, which can be heated or cooled for comfort. The pouch is secured with a zipper. The product is graded 3 years+ and carries a cautionary statement advising adult supervision due to the heated/cooled element. The model number is located on the label sewn into the back side of one bear leg.
The CPSC remedy for recall #26457 is consumers should immediately stop using the recalled heartwarming hugs bear and return it to a local build-a-bear workshop store to receive a refund in the form of original payment or a gift card for the original purchase price redeemable toward any available make-your-own furry friend and any other available merchandise. if a consumer is unable to return their heartwarming hugs bear to a local store, they can visit www.buildabear.com/recalls for more information or call build-a-bear to receive a free return shipping label to return the recalled bear and to receive a refund check in the form of original payment or in the form of a digital gift card to use on the firm's website.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Build-A-Bear-Workshop-Recalls-Heartwarming-Hugs-Bears-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Choking-Hazard-to-Children. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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