Safety 1st · Recalled
CPSC, Safety 1st Announce Recall of Cabinet and Drawer Spring Latches
If the safety latch breaks, a small spring could be released. Young children could choke on the small spring or gain access to a cabinet or drawer where dangerous items are stored.
- Units
- About 1.7 million
- Reports
- 27
- Injuries
- 2
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $7
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The latches are made of white plastic with a spring which holds the latch closed. "SAFETY 1 st" is written on the top of the latches. Their packaging reads, in part, "SAFETY 1ST" and "CABINET & DRAWER SPRING LATCHES." They were sold in a package of three or four latches. The straight ends of the metal springs are uncovered on the recalled latches. The replacement latches have a plastic tab over the short straight end of the metal spring.
The file
- Sold at
- Toy, hardware and department stores nationwide sold the set of three or four latches, from January 1993 through December 1999, for about $7.
- Product type
- Safety Latches
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Safety 1st, of Canton, Mass.
Incident log
CPSC and Safety 1st are aware of 27 incidents with these latches breaking. There have been two injuries reported. A 13-month-old girl placed the broken spring from one of these latches in her mouth and suffered a minor abrasion inside her mouth. Also, a 2-year-old girl was able to open a cabinet protected by a safety latch, gained access to a bathroom cabinet and sprayed tile cleaner into her mouth. She received chemical burns to her throat.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should contact Safety 1st for free replacement latches immediately.
For more information, call Safety 1st at (800) 366-1282 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's website at www.safety1st.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JUL 31 2001; last revised MAR 25 2026.