H&M Recalls Children's Water Bottle Due to Choking Hazard, Sold Exclusively at H&M Stores
CPSC recall 12279. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The water bottle's spout can break off, posing a choking hazard to children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the water bottle and return it to H&M for a full refund.
CPSC recall 12279 has the recall date 18 Sep 2012. The notice names the firm H&M Hennes & Mauritz, New York, N.Y. The recall has about 2,900 units. The median CPSC recall of 2012 has 7,800 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Nonglass Bottles or Jars.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | H&M has received one report of an incident in England of the water bottle spout breaking off in a child's mouth as the child was drinking from the bottle. No injuries have been reported. |
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| Units | 2,900 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Description | The 16 oz. water bottles are pink plastic with a crackle design or blue plastic. The bottles have flip-top lids in coordinated pink and blue colors. "H&M Sweden" and "www.hm.com" are embossed on the bottom of the bottle. The recalled products were manufactured in June 2012. The water bottle contains the manufacture date in an embossed date clock on the bottom of the bottle. The inner circle on the clock contains the number 12 with an arrow between the two numbers. The arrow points at the number 6 in an outer circle of numbers. |
| Product | Children's Water Bottle, About 2,900, Nonglass Bottles or Jars |
| Sold at | H&M stores with children's departments nationwide from July 2012 through August 2012 for about $5. |
| Importer | H&M Hennes & Mauritz, New York, N.Y |
| Made in | Italy |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 2,900Median of 2012: 7,800
- CPSC recalls of 2012
- 310
- Recalls of 2012 with one of the same hazards
- 5%
- Recalls of 2012 in the category Nonglass Bottles or Jars
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name H&M Hennes & Mauritz, New York, N.Y
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 12279The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 12279. https://recallregister.com/product/1141-h-m-recalls-children-s-water-bottle-due-to-choking-hazard-sold-exclusi/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 12279 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
H&M has received one report of an incident in England of the water bottle spout breaking off in a child's mouth as the child was drinking from the bottle. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
H&M stores with children's departments nationwide from July 2012 through August 2012 for about $5.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 12279?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 12279?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 2,900