Gagaku recalls Wooden Ice Cream Shop toy playsets over magnets that can come loose and be swallowed
The toys contain strong magnets that can loosen and detach, and if a child swallows them they can attract each other or other metal, lodge in the digestive system and cause serious injury or death.
What to do
Stop using the toys right away, keep them away from children and contact Brandworl.USA for a full refund. Write "RECALLED" on each piece with permanent marker, email a photo to Brandworl@gmail.com, then dispose of the toy.
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Recall details
- Product
- Gagaku Wooden Ice Cream Shop Toy Playsets
- Hazard
- The recalled toys violate the mandatory standard for toys because they contain high-powered magnets which can loosen and detach, posing an ingestion hazard to children. 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.
- Injuries
- None reported
- Units
- About 340
- Where sold
- Sold at Online at Amazon.com from October 2024 through June 2025 for between $17 and $30.
- Remedy
- Refund
- Notice last updated
- January 22, 2026
- Recall date
- January 22, 2026
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from CPSC.
Gagaku Children's Ice Cream Toy Playsets Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Magnet Ingestion Hazard; Violate Mandatory Standard for Toys; Sold on Amazon by Brandworl.USA
- Description
- This recall involves Gagaku-branded ice cream shop toy playsets. The recalled toy set includes 16 wooden pieces: a cash register, three ice cream cones, six scoops of ice cream, four popsicles, and two cupcakes in varying colors or "flavors." It also comes with one plastic credit card, five plastic dollar bills, one plastic menu and a two-level pink display box labeled "ICE-CREAM" on the front, with a black sign on the side. "GAGAKU" and "Model: KABI-0176 G062401IC" are printed on a label on the underside of the toy.
- Hazard
- The recalled toys violate the mandatory standard for toys because they contain high-powered magnets which can loosen and detach, posing an ingestion hazard to children. 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.
- Remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled toys, take them away from children and contact Brandworl.USA for a full refund. Consumers should destroy the toy by writing "RECALLED" with permanent marker on each piece of the toy and send a photo of the destroyed toy to Brandworl@gmail.com. Consumers should then dispose of the recalled toy. Remedy options: Refund.
- Injuries
- None reported
- Number of units
- About 340
- Sold at
- Sold at Online at Amazon.com from October 2024 through June 2025 for between $17 and $30.
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