Almost 200,000 play kitchens recalled after death of toddler who was strangled on hook

A recall of around 192,000 play kitchens has been issued after a toddler died of strangulation in Oregon while playing with one

A recall of around 192,000 play kitchens has been issued after a toddler died of strangulation in Oregon while playing with one.

Backyard Kids, LLC, of Plano, Texas, announced the recall of the KidKraft Farm to Table Model Play Kitchens on Thursday. The company is offering to replace the hooks on all units, which are used to hold toy kitchen accessories, like pots, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The kitchens are originally manufactured by KidKraft, Inc., and only about 400 of them were sold by Backyard Kids LLC to consumers, including 12 sold in Canada.

The kitchens retail from $120 to $270 and were sold on KidKraft.com, Amazon.com and Walmart.com from 2018 to this month, per the safety commission.

The recall comes after a hook caught onto the shirt of a 23-month-old in Oregon who was crawling through an opening in the back of the play kitchen in 2023.