{"id":8139,"date":"2026-05-02T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/build-a-bear-recalls-roughly-36000-heart-warming-hugs-bears\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:00:34","slug":"build-a-bear-recalls-roughly-36000-heart-warming-hugs-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/build-a-bear-recalls-roughly-36000-heart-warming-hugs-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Build-A-Bear recalls roughly 36,000 Heart-Warming Hugs Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-graf\">Roughly 36,000 Heartwarming Hugs Bears, a stuffed animal manufactured by Build-A-Bear, are being recalled due to a zipper detaching from the bear\u2019s pouch.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\"><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">On Thursday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the stuffed animals pose a serious risk of injury or death, as the detached zipper can present a choking hazard.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The recall number is 034464. The recall number can be found on the product label located on the back of one of the bear\u2019s legs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The bear includes a stuffed heart that fits inside a pocket. The heart-shaped insert is filled with 2.5 pounds of ceramic beads and can be used as a heating pad or chilled for cooling comfort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThe product is graded 3 years+ and carries a cautionary statement advising adult supervision due to the heated\/cooled element,\u201d the release stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The bear was sold between January 2026 and March 2026 for about $48.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_recommendedIntersectionRef__vQEf5\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Customers are advised to immediately stop using the Heartwarming Hugs Bear. Consumers who purchased the bear should return it to the nearest Build-A-Bear store or request a shipping label at www.buildabear.com\/recalls. Once returned, Build-A-Bear will issue a refund to the original form of payment or provide a gift card.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_recommendedIntersectionRef__vQEf5\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">There have been no reported injuries, although one consumer in the United Kingdom reported the zipper detaching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark body-graf\">For information on the recall visit Build-A-Bear online at www.buildabear.com\/recalls according to the release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roughly 36,000 Heartwarming Hugs Bears, a stuffed animal manufactured by Build-A-Bear, are being recalled due to a zipper detaching from the bear\u2019s pouch. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. On Thursday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the stuffed animals pose a serious risk&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finavestra.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}