HoMedics Recalls Nightlights Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert)
Recalled 2018-11-20. Lithium battery hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 3,000Units
2018-11-20Recall date
YesInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- This recall involves the HoMedics MyBaby Comfort Creatures Giraffe Portable & Bedside Nightlight, model MYB-N100GIR. The affected nightlights have the date code GP230118 or GP290318 and the date code is located on the underside of the product. It can be powered by an AC adaptor or two AA batteries. It is yellow with brown spots and white underbelly. The nightlight is about 3 inches long, 5 inches wide, 7 inches high, and weighs less than 1 pound.
- The hazard
- The small feet on the giraffe-shaped nightlight can detach, posing a choking hazard to small children.
- Injuries
- The firm has received one report of the feet on the giraffe-shaped nightlight detaching.
- The remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled nightlights and contact HoMedics for a full refund.
The details
What a recall entitles you to
A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you
nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.
Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.
The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.
Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.
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