A popular children’s toy kitchen has been urgently recalled after the death of a 23-month-old child who became entangled on one of its parts.
Backyard Kids is recalling 192,000 KidKraft Farm to Table play kitchens after learning that metal hooks meant to hold toy pots and pans can snag a child’s clothing — posing a serious strangulation hazard.
In February 2023, a 23-month-old in Oregon died after his shirt got caught on one of the hooks while he was climbing or crawling through the back opening of the wooden kitchen set.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the child was unable to free himself and died from strangulation and asphyxia. Experts say there is a risk this can happen again.
The recall, issued on July 31, affects play kitchens marked with model number 53411 — printed on a sticker on the back.
The wooden kitchens, marketed for kids ages 3 and up, were sold online through Amazon, Walmart.com, and KidKraft from 2018 through July 2025, ranging in price from $120 to $270.
Parents and caregivers are urged to stop using the product immediately, remove the hooks, and contact Backyard Kids for free replacement parts.
This is just the latest in a series of child product safety recalls over the past year and a half.
The CPSC issued a recall back in March for Welspo-branded foldable play yard over fears of infant deaths or injuries.
Around 200 units of SPPTTY Kids 14- and 18-inch bicycles were recalled in July after lead levels exceeded the federal lead content ban.
Earlier this month, more than 3.6 million burst-proof garden hoses were recalled after 222 reports of ruptures, with 29 resulting injuries.
And New Mexico Piñon Coffee pulled 154 single-serve cups due to possible cross-contamination with food coloring during the brewing process.
