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I don't collect recalled products because I generally don't think that it's a good idea for these to be in circulation but I do wonder how these navigate legally. It's illegal to resell recalled items but there are certainly collectors for these things and a market for them. I imagine it's mostly a blind eye sorta thing but I wonder if anyone's ever gotten fined by the cpsc for selling that's aimed at collectors

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Not identical, but this listing is certainly pretty close!

Recalled novelty lighters - 2002

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Recalled "bug zapper" toys from 2001

The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard to young children.

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Recalled Jet Fighter Toy and Various Squeak Toys from 1998

The squeeze toys that are part of this recall each contain a squeaker, and the jet fighter toy contains small parts, all of which can become separated from the toy. These small parts present a choking hazard to young children, and in some cases, an aspiration hazard which could result in death.

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Recalled gel candles from 2001

These candles can burn with a high flame, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

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Novelty lighters in the shapes of a telephone recorder, cell phone and Godzilla, recalled by ZNY Enterprises in 1999.

The lighters do not have any child-resistant mechanisms, as required by federal law. Young children could ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.

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Recalled "Blast Balls" from 2001

When struck together, the toys create a cracking sound similar to that of a cap gun. The directions instruct consumers to strike one ball against the other in the palm of hand to create the cracking sound. When consumers strike the "Blast Balls" together, sparks can ignite, posing a burn hazard.

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Recalled Barbie Sunglasses from 2001

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), IMT Accessories, of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 70,000 BarbieTM Sunglasses. The frames of the sunglasses can break, allowing the petroleum distillate and floating glitter to leak out. Petroleum distillates could be harmful to children's eyes and skin and could be fatal if ingested. IMT Accessories has received one report of a six-year-old child who received chemical burns in her right eye as a result of petroleum distillates leaking from the sunglasses when she was playing. The recalled sunglasses have a pink tint to the eyeglasses, have floating glitter in the temple of the sunglasses, say "BarbieTM" and "Mattel®" on the left side of the earpiece, and say "China" on the right side.

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CPSC website banner - 1996

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Recalled novelty lighters - 2002

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Highlights from the Consumer Product Safety Commission comic "Sproketman"

Originally published by Stanford University in the mid 1970s, CPSC eventually acquired the comic and began distributing it after they gained regulatory power over bicycles. The artist was Louis Saekow, a Stanford University student, who did a few more illustrations for the character in the early 2000s.

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CPSC Fireworks Graphic - 2015

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OSHA Child Labor graphic for their "Kids" section, Late 1990s.

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CPSC Gasoline Safety PSA with the cast of M*A*S*H - Mid 1970s

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FDA banners - 1996-2012

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Image on the USDA FSIS website - 2024

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Children's Frog Masks recalled due to a suffocation hazard, 2011