Federal Regulatory Agencies
Here's a look at documents from federal regulatory agencies
Featured Stories
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice Establishing Pleading Cycle for Comments on AT&T Services Petition for Forbearance From ETC Requirements
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-123):
* * *
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on a petition filed by AT&T Services, Inc./1 AT&T requests full forbearance from the eligible telecommunications carrier requirements set forth in Section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, within its California service territory./2
Pursuant to section 1.55 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR Sec. 1.55, interested parties may file comments or oppositions to the AT&T Forbearance
... Show Full Article
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-123):
* * *
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on a petition filed by AT&T Services, Inc./1 AT&T requests full forbearance from the eligible telecommunications carrier requirements set forth in Section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, within its California service territory./2
Pursuant to section 1.55 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR Sec. 1.55, interested parties may file comments or oppositions to the AT&T ForbearancePetition on or before June 22, 2026 and reply comments on or before July 7, 2026. All pleadings should reference WC Docket No. 26-123 and may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)./3
* Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
- Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
- Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
- Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
- Filing sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice).
Ex Parte Rules. The proceeding in this Notice shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./4 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must: (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda, or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules./5 In proceedings governed by section 1.49(f) of the rules or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml., .ppt, searchable .pdf)./6 Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
* * *
Footnotes:
1/ Petition of AT&T for Forbearance under 47 U.S.C. Sec. 160(c), WC Docket No. 26-123 (filed May 20, 2026) (AT&T Forbearance Petition).
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 214(e); AT&T Forbearance Petition at 26. AT&T states that its remaining requirements in California under Section 214(e) only include general voice and Lifeline voice. AT&T Forbearance Petition at 5, 13, 16, 26.
3/ See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (1998).
4/ See 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
5/ Id. Sec. 1.1206(b).
6/ Id.
* * *
Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-518A1.pdf
FCC Media Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition by Disney ABC Asking FCC to Declare That View Qualifies as Bona Fide News Interview Program
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following public notice (MB Docket No. 26-124):
* * *
1. On May 7, 2026, the Disney owned TV station KTRK-TV, Houston, Texas, and KTRK-TV's parent company, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC), filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling (Petition) in which the companies ask the FCC to declare that the daytime TV talk show The View qualifies as a bona fide news interview program./1 Currently, The View is co-hosted by Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro.
2.
... Show Full Article
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following public notice (MB Docket No. 26-124):
* * *
1. On May 7, 2026, the Disney owned TV station KTRK-TV, Houston, Texas, and KTRK-TV's parent company, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC), filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling (Petition) in which the companies ask the FCC to declare that the daytime TV talk show The View qualifies as a bona fide news interview program./1 Currently, The View is co-hosted by Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro.
2.Decades ago, Congress made the decision to prevent covered broadcast television programs from being used to advance certain partisan political purposes. Specifically, through section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934, Congress put protections in place to ensure equal access to broadcast station facilities for legally qualified candidates for office, regardless of political affiliation. Under the law, if a broadcast station permits any legally qualified candidate for public office to use its facilities, it shall provide an equal opportunity to all other legally qualified candidates for that office. The federal equal opportunities regulations operate to prevent broadcast television stations, which have been given access to a valuable public resource (namely, spectrum), from unfairly putting their thumbs on the scale for one political candidate or set of candidates over another.
3. These regulations, which do not apply to cable channels or other forms of distribution, represent, in codified form, the decision by Congress for broadcast television stations to have an obligation to operate in the public interest--not in any narrow partisan, political interest./2 The political equal opportunity regulations do not prohibit anyone from interviewing any political candidate. Rather, they generally require that a broadcaster must provide comparable time and placement to opposing legally qualified candidates. As the FCC has stated, the statutory equal opportunities requirement and the corresponding FCC rules seek to ensure that no legally qualified candidate for office is unfairly given less access to the public airwaves than their opponent.
4. At the same time, Congress has adopted certain limited exceptions to the equal opportunities requirement. For instance, Congress carved out an exception for programs that qualify as a bona fide news interview program. The idea, the FCC has stated, is that a qualifying program could have political candidates on air if, among other things, the candidates are chosen based on their newsworthiness rather than on the intention to oppose or support a particular candidate. And Congress provided the FCC with discretion to determine the scope of each exemption.
5. When considering the scope of an exemption related to a specific program, the FCC has long sought to ensure "that the content, format and participants not be intended for the political advantage of candidates."/3 Indeed, the FCC has specifically noted that certain programs that might otherwise be exempt would be excluded from an exemption category if the program was "designed for the specific advantage of a candidate."/4
6. As noted above, KTRK and ABC argue in their Petition that The View qualifies as a bona fide news interview program under FCC precedents. The companies also suggest in their Petition that they believe the federal equal opportunities statute itself would not survive First Amendment scrutiny today or at least if it is applied today to The View would not survive any such review. The companies also point to a letter from an FCC staffer from 2002 in support of their argument that The View qualifies as bona fide news.
7. By this Public Notice, the FCC's Media Bureau seeks comment on the Petition. Does The View qualify as a bona fide news interview program? Does the federal equal opportunities statute pass relevant constitutional scrutiny, either as a general matter or as applied here? Are the relevant decisions on The View, including on format and participants, based on newsworthiness or on an attempt to oppose or support particular candidates within the meaning of FCC precedent? We welcome comment on these and any other relevant points.
8. Ex Parte Rules. The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a "permit-butdisclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./5 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum.
9. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
10. Filing Requirements. Interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using ECFS.
* Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
- Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
- Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
- Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
11. People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice).
12. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex parte submissions will be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street, NE, Washington, DC 20554. These documents will also be available via ECFS. Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat.
* * *
Footnotes:
1/ Petition for Declaratory Ruling of KTRK Television, Inc. and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (filed May 7, 2026), available at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/10522087167981.
2/ FCC's Media Bureau Provides Guidance on Political Equal Opportunities Requirement for Broadcast Television Stations, Public Notice, DA 26-68, 2026 WL 208684, (MB Jan. 21, 2026).
3/ Request for Declaratory Ruling That Independently Produced Bona Fide News Interview Programs Qualify for the Equal Opportunities Exemption Provided in Section 315(a)(2) of the Communications Act, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 7 FCC Rcd 4681, 4685, para. 26 (1992); see also Nebraska Broadcasters Association, Declaratory Ruling, 21 FCC Rcd 10742, 10743, para. 5 (MB 2006) ("[T]he licensees of the stations on which the subject programs air remain ultimately responsible for a determination to air a particular program and should not do so for the political advantage of a candidate for public office.").
4/ Petitions of the Aspen Institute Program on Communications and Society and CBS, Inc. for Revision or Clarification of Commission Rulings Under Section 315(a)(2) and 315(a)(4), Memorandum Opinion and Order, 55 FCC 2d 697, 705 (1975).
5/ 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
* * *
Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-517A1.pdf
NCUA IG: Audit of the NCUA's Enterprise Risk Management Risk Profiles
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The National Credit Union Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. OIG-26-05) on May 20, 2026, entitled "Audit of the NCUA's Enterprise Risk Management Risk Profiles."
Here are excerpts:
* * *
Executive Summary
OIG-26-05 Audit of the NCUA's Enterprise Risk Management Risk Profiles
Why We Did This Audit
The NCUA OIG conducted this self-initiated audit to assess the NCUA's Enterprise Risk Management Risk Profiles. The objective of our audit was to determine if the NCUA adequately established, maintained, and used risk
... Show Full Article
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The National Credit Union Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. OIG-26-05) on May 20, 2026, entitled "Audit of the NCUA's Enterprise Risk Management Risk Profiles."
Here are excerpts:
* * *
Executive Summary
OIG-26-05 Audit of the NCUA's Enterprise Risk Management Risk Profiles
Why We Did This Audit
The NCUA OIG conducted this self-initiated audit to assess the NCUA's Enterprise Risk Management Risk Profiles. The objective of our audit was to determine if the NCUA adequately established, maintained, and used riskprofiles to address enterprise-level risks. The scope of our audit covered the NCUA's risk profiles from January 1, 2023, to April 1, 2025.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123 (2016) 1 required "an effective agencywide approach to addressing the full spectrum of the organization's significant risks by understanding the combined impact of risks as an interrelated portfolio, rather than addressing risks only within silos." The primary purpose of a risk profile is to provide an analysis of the risks an agency faces toward achieving its strategic objectives arising from its activities and operations, and to identify appropriate options for addressing significant risks. In 2026, the Office of Management and Budget reissued Circular A-123, which revised the requirement of risk profiles to a best practice.
What We Found
Our audit determined the NCUA's Enterprise Risk Management Council (ERM Council) did not consistently establish, update, or use risk profiles to address the agency's enterprise-level risks.
The NCUA's ERM Council needs to improve the regular assessment and updating of all enterprise-level risks. The ERM Council should improve how it communicates its results to necessary agency officials, as appropriate. Without improvements, the NCUA may not consistently make informed decisions to enable proactive mitigation and monitoring strategies of enterprise-level risks so as not to exceed the agency's risk appetite.
* * *
View full report here: https://ncua.gov/files/audit-reports/oig-26-05-ncua-erm-risk-profiles-report.pdf
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Fed Publish Resolution Plan Feedback Letters for Certain Domestic and Foreign Banking Organizations
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release:
* * *
Agencies Publish Resolution Plan Feedback Letters for Certain Domestic and Foreign Banking Organizations
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board today published feedback letters for several resolution plans submitted in July 2025.
Resolution plans, also known as living wills, must describe a banking organization's strategy for orderly resolution in the event of material financial distress or failure. The agencies conducted a joint review of the 2025 resolution
... Show Full Article
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release:
* * *
Agencies Publish Resolution Plan Feedback Letters for Certain Domestic and Foreign Banking Organizations
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board today published feedback letters for several resolution plans submitted in July 2025.
Resolution plans, also known as living wills, must describe a banking organization's strategy for orderly resolution in the event of material financial distress or failure. The agencies conducted a joint review of the 2025 resolutionplan submissions from the eight largest and most complex domestic banking organizations as well as from 56 foreign banking organizations. The agencies did not identify any shortcomings or deficiencies in these resolution plan submissions.
The agencies also determined that each derivatives-related weakness identified in the 2023 plans from Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Citigroup has been satisfactorily addressed.
Attachment(s)
Feedback letters (https://www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/agency-feedback-letters-2026.htm)
Contact(s)
FDIC: Carroll Kim, (202) 898-7389
FRB: Meg Badenhorst, (202) 452-2955
***
Original text here: https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2026/agencies-publish-resolution-plan-feedback-letters-certain-domestic-and
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving WSDZ Light-up Shot Glasses
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
* * *
Name of Product: WSDZ Light-up Shot Glasses
Hazard: The recalled glasses violate the mandatory standard for consumer products with button cell and coin batteries because the button cell batteries can be accessed easily by children, posing an ingestion hazard. Additionally, the packaging and product do not have the warnings required under Reese's Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.
Remedy:
... Show Full Article
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
* * *
Name of Product: WSDZ Light-up Shot Glasses
Hazard: The recalled glasses violate the mandatory standard for consumer products with button cell and coin batteries because the button cell batteries can be accessed easily by children, posing an ingestion hazard. Additionally, the packaging and product do not have the warnings required under Reese's Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.
Remedy:Refund
Recall Date: May 21, 2026
Units: About 2,900
Consumer Contact: ABC Trading toll-free at 323-581-3688 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at recallabc@gmail.com, or online at https://www.abctradinginc.com/recall-2 or www.abctradinginc.com/ and click "Recall Information" at the top of the page for more information.
Description: This recall involves WSDZ-branded LED shot glasses. The recalled plastic glasses are clear and have three button cell batteries in a compartment that power LED lights when the push button on the underside of the glass is pushed. The glasses were sold individually and in packs of 24 glasses. "ITEM NO: LP-024 (122)" and "Importer: ABC Trading, Inc" are printed on a label on the underside of the glasses.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled glasses immediately, place them in an area where children cannot access them and properly dispose of the batteries. Contact ABC Trading for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to dispose of the glass and send a photo of the product in the trash and email to recallabc@gmail.com.
Note: Button cell batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold At: Starzzone and Igiftsinc and other gift stores nationwide from March 2024 through October 2025 for between $6 and $10.
Importer(s): ABC Trading Inc., of Vernon, California
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-503
* * *
Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/ABC-Trading-Recalls-WSDZ-Light-up-Glasses-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Battery-Ingestion-Violate-Mandatory-Standard-for-Consumer-Products-with-Button-Cell-Batteries
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Toy Headbands, Electronic Pet Cage-Dinosaur Tribes, My Pet Bird Cute Bird Tribes
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
* * *
Name of Product: Toy Headbands, Electronic Pet Cage-Dinosaur Tribes, My Pet Bird Cute Bird Tribes
Hazard: The recalled children's toys violate the mandatory standard for toys because they contain button cell batteries and the compartments that hold the batteries can be easily accessed by children, posing a deadly ingestion hazard to children. When button cell and coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.
Remedy: Refund
Recall
... Show Full Article
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
* * *
Name of Product: Toy Headbands, Electronic Pet Cage-Dinosaur Tribes, My Pet Bird Cute Bird Tribes
Hazard: The recalled children's toys violate the mandatory standard for toys because they contain button cell batteries and the compartments that hold the batteries can be easily accessed by children, posing a deadly ingestion hazard to children. When button cell and coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.
Remedy: Refund
RecallDate: May 21, 2026
Units: About 84,700
Consumer Contact: ABC Trading toll-free at 323-581-3688 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at recallabc@gmail.com or online at https://www.abctradinginc.com/recall-2 or www.abctradinginc.com and click "Recall Information" at the top of the page for more information.
Description: This recall involves toy headbands and electronic pet cages. The toy headband, model 6300RP, is plastic and has a small push button on top of the bow to activate the lights in the bow. The bow is pink with white polka dots. The dinosaur toy, model 8266 (ZH998-22), is a silver plastic cage with a blue bottom, and contains a red dinosaur and a yellow egg inside the cage. The bird toy, model ZH998-23, is a plastic cage with a pink top and bottom and contains a blue bird inside the cage.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the children's toys immediately and contact ABC Trading for a refund. Consumers will be asked to take a photo of the disposed products in the trash and email the photo to recallabc@gmail.com to receive a full refund of the retail price.
Note: Button cell batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold At: TOYZ and Joissu Product stores nationwide from November 2022 through October 2025 for between $5 and $9.
Importer(s): ABC Trading Inc., of Vernon, California
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-497
* * *
Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/ABC-Trading-Recalls-Childrens-Toys-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Battery-Ingestion-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Toys
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Orb Funkee Squeeze Toys
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
* * *
Name of Product: Orb Funkee Squeeze Toys
Hazard: The recalled Orb Funkee squeeze toys may contain fibrous tremolite (asbestos) in the sand, which can cause adverse health issues if inhaled.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: May 21, 2026
Units: About 121,340
Consumer Contact: The Orb Factory at 800-741-0089 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@orbtoys.com, or online at www.orbtoys.com and click "RECALL INFORMATION" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Recall
... Show Full Article
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
* * *
Name of Product: Orb Funkee Squeeze Toys
Hazard: The recalled Orb Funkee squeeze toys may contain fibrous tremolite (asbestos) in the sand, which can cause adverse health issues if inhaled.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: May 21, 2026
Units: About 121,340
Consumer Contact: The Orb Factory at 800-741-0089 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@orbtoys.com, or online at www.orbtoys.com and click "RECALL INFORMATION" at the bottom of the page for more information.
RecallDetails
Description: This recall involves two models of Orb Funkee squeeze toys with the date code 3102491A. The products are made of a soft, stretchable material and filled with sand. Model 17451 is a large golden monkey (stylized "monkee"), and model 41929 is an assortment of small "monkees" in various colors, including orange, purple and green. The date code can be found on the hand of the golden monkee or the back of the smaller monkees.
Remedy: Consumers should take the recalled toys away from children, stop using them immediately and contact The Orb Factory for a refund. Consumers will be asked to verify the code and lot number of the toy, place the toy in a heavy-duty plastic bag, seal the bag securely with tape, and submit a photo of the product in the bag to customerservice@orbtoys.com. If the toy has been ruptured or pierced, or the sand has escaped the toy, the Orb Factory has directed consumers to put on a mask and gloves and use damp cloths to pick up any sand that has leaked out; put the toy, cloths, mask and gloves in a heavy-duty plastic bag, then place this bag into a second bag (double-bagging) that is to be sealed with tape. Consumers should then dispose of the bag in accordance with local and/or state regulations.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold At: Walmart and Ollie's Bargain Outlet stores nationwide from February 2025 through April 2026 for between $5 and $40.
Importer(s): The Orb Factory Limited, dba ORB Toys, of Canada
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-499
* * *
Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Orb-Funkee-Squeeze-Toys-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Asbestos-Exposure-Imported-by-The-Orb-Factory
