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Build-A-Bear Workshop Heartwarming Hugs Bears
This notice is for Build-A-Bear Workshop Heartwarming Hugs Bears from Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., of St Louis, Missouri. Review the photos and listed product details before using, keeping, selling, or giving it away.
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Description This recall involves the Heartwarming Hugs weighted plush bear with model number 034464. It has a side pouch containing a heart filled with 2.5 pounds of ceramic beads, which can be heated or cooled for comfort. The pouch is secured with a zipper. The product is graded 3 years+ and carries a cautionary statement advising adult supervision due to the heated/cooled element. The model number is located on the label sewn into the back side of one bear leg.
Label, model, UPC, lot, RN, or date details
- model number 034464
Image captions
- Recalled Heartwarming Hugs Bear
- Side view of the pouch on the recalled Heartwarming Hugs Bear (zipper is located on the side)
- Recalled Heartwarming Hugs Bear showing the heart shaped bead bag
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Consumer contact
- Email: ProductHotline@buildabear.com
- Website: www.buildabear.com/recalls
- Website: https://www.buildabear.com/recalls
- Website: https://www.buildabear.com
Sold at
- Build-A-Bear Workshop stores and online at www.buildabear.com from January 2026 through March 2026 for about $48.
Manufactured in
- China
Incidents reported
- There has been one consumer report in the United Kingdom of the zipper slider detaching while in use, and no reports in the United States. No injuries have been reported.
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Source: United States · CPSC
Recall number: 26-457
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Source United States · CPSC
Recall date April 30, 2026
Product name Build-A-Bear Workshop Heartwarming Hugs Bears
Brand / company Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., of St Louis, Missouri
Hazard / issue The zipper slider on the side pouch can detach, posing a risk of serious injury or death from choking hazard to children.
Remedy / action
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Heartwarming Hugs Bear and return it to a local Build-A-Bear Workshop store to receive a refund in the form of original payment or a gift card for the original purchase price redeemable toward any available Make-Your-Own furry friend and any other available merchandise. If a consumer is unable to return their Heartwarming Hugs Bear to a local store, they can for more information or Build-A-Bear to receive a free return shipping label to return the recalled bear and to receive a refund check in the form of original payment or in the form of a digital gift card to use on the firm's site.
Units About 36,000 (In addition 520 were sold in Canada)
Recall number / record ID 26-457
Brand history
Other recalls from this brand or company
Build-A-Bear Workshop - Plush toy - Safety Gate alert
The product has a small part (zipper slider on the side pouch) that may easily detach. Small children may put it in their mouth and choke
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Product Safety Australia recall Heartwarming Hugs Bear 2 with the zipper closure
Risk of serious injury or death from choking if a young child swallows the zipper slider.
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