Cade California Electronic has recalled about 179,739 projecting finger-light toys because their button-cell batteries can be accessed by children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The agency lists a full refund after the toys are properly disposed of and a photo is sent to the company.
The recall is an active product-remedy notice, not a general cash program. Its instructions apply to the listed finger lights and require the disposal step described by the company.
The accessible button cells create the stated hazard
The CPSC notice identifies California Cade Electronic Projecting Finger Light Toys. The toys contain three button-cell batteries, and the agency says the batteries can be easily accessed, violating the mandatory toy-safety standard.
Button-cell and coin batteries can cause severe internal chemical burns and death if swallowed, the CPSC says. The safety issue is why the notice tells consumers to stop using the toys and keep them away from children rather than simply return them to a store shelf.
The product was sold in 50-piece boxes in white, blue, red and green. “California Cade Electronic” and “Finger Flashlights” are printed on the package. The notice says it was sold through Amazon.com from March 2015 through July 2026, for between $5 and $16.
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The remedy requires proof of disposal
According to the CPSC, consumers should contact Cade California Electronic for a full refund after disposing of the recalled lights in the trash and sending a photo of the disposed product to the company email listed in the notice. The remedy is tied to the product being taken out of use.
That process is specific to this recall. A full refund does not mean a household can simply submit an estimate of past purchases. The official page supplies the contact information and the stated photo requirement, while the product description supplies the match criteria.
The item is a projecting finger light, not a general flashlight. The page identifies the 50-piece box, the printed company and product names, the four light colors and the three accessible button cells. Those facts help separate the covered item from small party favors or household lights that use a different battery design.
CPSC lists a dedicated company email rather than a general retailer return counter. That does not make Amazon uninvolved in the sales history; it means the announced remedy is administered through the named company. The official contact details, not a forwarded image of the recall, are the source for the current process.
The agency’s no-injuries notation is also a current fact, not a statement that the accessible cells are safe. CPSC’s hazard explanation is based on the known danger of swallowed button batteries, and the recall remedy removes that exposure by taking the toys out of use.
The count refers to toys, not refund dollars
The 179,739 figure is the number of recalled toys estimated by CPSC. It is not the amount of the refund fund. The agency reports no incidents or injuries, but that does not change the current recall instruction or the company’s stated refund obligation.
As with any product recall, the precise label and sales channel matter. The notice’s packaging images and description are the authoritative way to compare an item before contacting the company. A generic finger light without the stated packaging has not been verified as covered by this announcement.
The official notice provides the current record
The CPSC listed the recall on September 10 and continued to show a refund remedy as of September 15. It gives the unit count, hazard, product description and disposal-photo process. Those facts support the headline without treating the remedy as a payment unrelated to a recalled toy.
The recall is numbered 26-761 in the CPSC database. That identifier can keep a product inquiry attached to this specific finger-light action rather than a different toy recall.
The CPSC describes the affected product as a 50-piece box of “Finger Flashlights,” also labeled “California Cade Electronic.” The lights were sold in white, blue, red and green. It says the boxes were offered online at Amazon from March 2015 through July 2026, for about $5 to $16. Those product details matter because a light-up novelty toy without the listed box description has not been verified as part of this action.
The agency says each light contains three button-cell batteries. Its concern is not the value of the toy; it is the accessibility of those batteries to children. The CPSC reports no injuries in the notice, while still directing consumers to stop using a matching product and follow the disposal-and-photo process for the full refund.
Four dates on a settlement notice
Only one of them is the deadline that matters, and the other three are what make people miss it.
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This article was prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by an editor.
