Roughly 36,000 Heartwarming Hugs Bears, a stuffed animal manufactured by Build-A-Bear, are being recalled due to a zipper detaching from the bear\u2019s pouch.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\nSubscribe to read this story ad-free <\/p>\nGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/button><\/p>\nOn Thursday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the stuffed animals pose a serious risk of injury or death, as the detached zipper can present a choking hazard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe recall number is 034464. The recall number can be found on the product label located on the back of one of the bear\u2019s legs.<\/p>\nThe bear includes a stuffed heart that fits inside a pocket. The heart-shaped insert is filled with 2.5 pounds of ceramic beads and can be used as a heating pad or chilled for cooling comfort.<\/p>\n\u201cThe product is graded 3 years+ and carries a cautionary statement advising adult supervision due to the heated\/cooled element,\u201d the release stated.<\/p>\nThe bear was sold between January 2026 and March 2026 for about $48.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nCustomers are advised to immediately stop using the Heartwarming Hugs Bear. Consumers who purchased the bear should return it to the nearest Build-A-Bear store or request a shipping label at www.buildabear.com\/recalls. Once returned, Build-A-Bear will issue a refund to the original form of payment or provide a gift card.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThere have been no reported injuries, although one consumer in the United Kingdom reported the zipper detaching.<\/p>\nFor information on the recall visit Build-A-Bear online at www.buildabear.com\/recalls according to the release.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roughly 36,000 Heartwarming Hugs Bears, a stuffed animal manufactured by Build-A-Bear, are being recalled due…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicbloommoment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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On Thursday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the stuffed animals pose a serious risk of injury or death, as the detached zipper can present a choking hazard.<\/p>\n
The recall number is 034464. The recall number can be found on the product label located on the back of one of the bear\u2019s legs.<\/p>\n
The bear includes a stuffed heart that fits inside a pocket. The heart-shaped insert is filled with 2.5 pounds of ceramic beads and can be used as a heating pad or chilled for cooling comfort.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe product is graded 3 years+ and carries a cautionary statement advising adult supervision due to the heated\/cooled element,\u201d the release stated.<\/p>\n
The bear was sold between January 2026 and March 2026 for about $48.<\/p>\n
Customers are advised to immediately stop using the Heartwarming Hugs Bear. Consumers who purchased the bear should return it to the nearest Build-A-Bear store or request a shipping label at www.buildabear.com\/recalls. Once returned, Build-A-Bear will issue a refund to the original form of payment or provide a gift card.<\/p>\n
There have been no reported injuries, although one consumer in the United Kingdom reported the zipper detaching.<\/p>\n
For information on the recall visit Build-A-Bear online at www.buildabear.com\/recalls according to the release.<\/p>\n
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