The refund on a recalled Bamamon finger-light toy set requires something unusual: a photo of the product in the trash. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Oct. 22 for about 6,533 LED projecting finger-light toys sold on Amazon.com from March 2025 through August 2026 for about $13 to $14. CPSC says the toys violate the mandatory toy standard because the button cell battery compartments are easy for children to open.
Each box holds 32 finger lights in red, orange, blue, black, purple, clear, green and yellow, and the lights project eight space-themed patterns, including astronauts, rockets, UFOs and galaxies. The patterns are described on labels on the front of the package. A grandparent who tucked a box into a stocking, a party bag or a Halloween haul is the likeliest owner.
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Why are tiny batteries the whole problem?
Each set contains three button cell batteries, the notice says, and swallowed button cells can cause serious injury, internal chemical burns and death. CPSC’s 2023 announcement of its button cell rule said the agency knew of 27 deaths and an estimated 54,300 emergency-room-treated injuries from 2011 to 2021 tied to ingested or inserted button and coin batteries.
That release also noted that these tiny batteries “can burn through a child’s throat or esophagus in as little as two hours if swallowed.” The Bamamon toys are in the recall because a child can open the compartment, and no injuries have been reported.
What does a buyer have to send for the refund?
Four steps, in the order the notice gives them:
- Stop using the toys immediately
- Contact Bamamon by email at bamamonproductrecall@outlook.com
- Email a photo showing the product being disposed of in the trash
- Dispose of or recycle the batteries under local hazardous waste procedures
The notice lists no phone number or website for the firm, and no return shipping. The refund is the purchase price, about $13 to $14 for a box.
The notice sets no claim deadline, and it does not say how long Bamamon takes to pay once it has the photo. A buyer who sends the email should keep a copy of it and of the trash photo, along with the Amazon order showing the March 2025 to August 2026 purchase, so the date can be shown if the refund stalls. Anyone who gave a set as a gift should tell the family that received it, because the stop-using instruction covers every box, not only the buyer’s.
Where do the button cell batteries go?
CPSC says plainly that button cell batteries are hazardous. The notice asks buyers to dispose of or recycle the batteries according to local hazardous waste procedures, and a city or county waste office can say what those are where a buyer lives.
Until then, the box should sit somewhere a child cannot reach, the same way as loose coin cells. The notice itself asks owners to stop using the toys, then sends them to the email contact for the refund.
At about $13 to $14 a box, about 6,533 units works out to roughly $85,000 to $91,000 in total sales. For any one buyer the refund is small, and the batteries are the reason it matters to act: three button cells per set is a lot of loose coin-sized batteries in a house where a grandchild visits.
The federal button cell rule grew out of Reese’s Law, enacted Aug. 16, 2022. CPSC’s release says batteries made or imported after Feb. 12, 2023 must come in child-resistant packaging. The Bamamon notice says its compartments are easy for children to open and that the sets violate the mandatory toy standard.
Who is behind Bamamon, and is the recall on record?
The firm is Shenzhen Maiduoduo Trading Technology Co., Ltd., which does business as Bamamon, of China, and the toys were made in China. The agency’s recall database feed has the same Oct. 22 recall date, the same count of about 6,533 and a refund as the only remedy.
Questions that Bamamon does not answer can go to CPSC’s hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 800-638-8270), staffed from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern.
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
Warren Cohen is a finance writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, covering personal finance topics including credit, banking, and beginner investing. He earned his degree in business administration from Arizona State University and began his career working in consumer finance, where he gained direct experience with lending and credit systems. He now writes for personal finance websites and fintech platforms, focusing on clear, practical content that helps readers make informed financial decisions.
